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Document ID (ISN)58518
CIS number 92-1328
Year 1992
Convention or series no. CEI 601-2-22 IEC 601-2-22
Title Medical electrical equipment - Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of diagnostic and therapeutic laser equipment
Original title Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2: Règles particulières de sécurité pour les appareils thérapeutiques et de diagnostic à laser [in French]
Bibliographic information International Electrochemical Commission, 3 rue de Varembé, Genève, Switzerland, 1992. 43p. Illus.
Abstract The requirements of this standard have to be taken as the minimum to comply with, in order to achieve a reasonable level of safety and reliability during operation and application of medical laser equipment. Hazards considered include electric shock, light radiation and liquid spillage.
Descriptors (primary) laser radiation; radiation protection; IEC; hospitals; electrical equipment; health services; lasers
Descriptors (secondary) electricity; standard; marking; mechanical hazards
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s) Electrical safety
Browse category(ies) Ionizing radiation
Health care services
Lasers
Non-ionizing radiation