SSH EN 61223-3-2:1996

Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 3-2: Acceptance tests - Imaging performance of mammographic X-ray equipment

Scope

Applies to those components of X-ray equipment which influence the image quality in radiograms produced with mammographic X-ray equipment using intensifying screens with radiographic film for both contact and magnification modes of operation. Defines the essential parameters which describe the performance of the above-mentioned components of X-ray equipment with regard to imaging properties, and defines the methods of testing whether measured quantities related to those parameters comply with specified tolerances.