Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-54: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy

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Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-54: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit und die wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Röntgeneinrichtungen für Radiographie und Radioskopie

Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-54: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des appareils à rayonnement X utilisés pour la radiographie et la radioscopie

Medicinska električna oprema - 2-54. del: Posebne zahteve za osnovno varnost in bistvene lastnosti rentgenske opreme za radiografijo in radioskopijo - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
28-May-2015
Withdrawal Date
21-May-2018
Drafting Committee
IEC/SC 62B - IEC_SC_62B
Current Stage
6060 - Document made available - Publishing
Start Date
29-May-2015
Completion Date
29-May-2015
Directive
Not Harmonized93/42/EEC - Medical devices

Relations

Effective Date
03-Aug-2021
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
Effective Date
28-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 is a widely recognized European standard that specifies particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment, specifically X-ray equipment used for radiography and radioscopy. Issued by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), this amendment aligns with the international IEC 60601-2-54:2009 and provides important updates related to risk management, usability, radiation protection, and mechanical safety in medical imaging environments.

Medical X-ray equipment is critical for diagnostic imaging in healthcare. As such, ensuring their safety, reliability, and effective performance is paramount. This standard addresses the essential requirements and definitions to help manufacturers, test laboratories, and healthcare providers guarantee that equipment meets regulatory and safety expectations.

Key Topics

  • Basic Safety and Essential Performance:
    The standard outlines essential safety features for X-ray equipment intended for radiography and radioscopy, ensuring both patient and operator safety.
  • Updated References:
    The amendment updates references to other relevant standards, such as IEC 60601-1:2005 and its Amendment 1, as well as collateral standards on radiation protection.
  • Risk Management:
    Introduces requirements for integrating risk management processes, including documentation and usability engineering, aligning with current industry best practices.
  • Mechanical and Radiation Safety:
    Contains provisions for protection against hazards, moving parts, and excessive temperatures, as well as comprehensive radiation protection, including dosimetric indications and filtration in X-ray assemblies.
  • Usability and Instructions for Use:
    Ensures that clear marking, instructions, and usability files are part of supplied documentation, contributing to effective and safe operation.
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility:
    Adjusts the requirements for electromagnetic immunity, streamlining testing and compliance procedures based on risk assessment.

Applications

EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 is essential for organizations involved in:

  • Manufacturing X-ray Equipment:
    Provides manufacturers with a framework for developing safe and compliant diagnostic imaging devices suitable for radiology and radioscopy.
  • Testing and Certification:
    Used by conformity assessment bodies and testing laboratories to evaluate whether medical X-ray systems adhere to European and international safety standards.
  • Healthcare Facilities:
    Enables hospitals, clinics, and imaging centers to ensure that their installed X-ray units meet current safety and performance specifications.
  • Procurement and Regulatory Compliance:
    Supports decision-makers in selecting compliant equipment and meeting obligations under EU Directive 93/42/EEC and other national requirements.

Adopting EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 helps reduce operational risks, ensures regulatory compliance, and improves clinical outcomes through safer diagnostic imaging practices.

Related Standards

When implementing or referencing this standard, consider its relationship with the following standards:

  • EN 60601-1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment
  • EN 60601-1-3: Collateral standard for radiation protection in diagnostic X-ray equipment
  • EN 60601-1-11: Requirements for medical electrical equipment used in the home healthcare environment
  • EN 60601-1-12: Requirements for medical electrical equipment intended for use in emergency medical services
  • EN 60627: Reference for certain dosimetric and radiation measurement provisions
  • EN 60601-2-43: Particular requirements for interventional X-ray equipment

These related standards provide complementary safety, performance, and compatibility requirements to ensure comprehensive risk management and interoperability in medical imaging.


Keywords: EN 60601-2-54, medical electrical equipment, X-ray safety, radiography equipment standards, radioscopy equipment, CENELEC, diagnostic imaging standard, radiation protection, healthcare compliance, EU medical device directive

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EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-54: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy". This standard covers: NWI created for possible future // procedure

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EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 11.040.50 - Radiographic equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN IEC 60601-2-54:2024, EN 60601-1:2006, EN 60601-1-3:2008/A1:2013, EN 60601-1-3:2008, EN 60601-1:2006/A1:2013, EN 60601-2-43:2010/A1:2018, EN 60601-2-54:2009. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 93/42/EEC; Standardization Mandates: M/295. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-54: Particular requirements for the basic safety and
essential performance of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy
Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-54: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit
und die wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Röntgeneinrichtungen für Radiographie
und Radioskopie
Appareils électromédicaux -- Partie 2-54: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de
base et les performances essentielles des appareils à rayonnement X utilisés pour la
radiographie et la radioscopie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015
ICS:
11.040.50 Radiografska oprema Radiographic equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2015
ICS 11.040.50
English Version
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-54: Particular requirements
for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray
equipment for radiography and radioscopy
(IEC 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-54: Exigences Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-54: Besondere
particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances Festlegungen für die Sicherheit und die wesentlichen
essentielles des appareils à rayonnement X utilisés pour la Leistungsmerkmale von Röntgeneinrichtungen für
radiographie et la radioscopie Radiographie und Radioskopie
(IEC 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015) (IEC 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60601-2-54:2009; it was approved by CENELEC on 2015-05-22. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 E

Foreword
The text of document 62B/929/CDV, future IEC 60601-2-54:2009/A1, prepared by SC 62B "Diagnostic
imaging equipment" of IEC/TC 62 "Electrical equipment in medical practice" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-02-22
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-05-22
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive 93/42/EEC, see informative Annex ZZ, included in
EN 60601-2-54:2009.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-2-54:2009/A1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as
a European Standard without any modification.
In the Bibliography of EN 60601-2-54:2009, replace notes [1] and [15] by the following notes:
[1] IEC 60627 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60627.
[15] IEC 60601-2-43 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-2-43.

In the Bibliography of EN 60601-2-54:2009, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
[16] IEC 60601-1-11 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-11.
[17] IEC 60601-1-12 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-12.

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
In Annex ZA of EN 60601-2-54:2009, add the following new reference:
IEC 60601-1 2005 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1 2006
Part 1: General requirements for basic
- -  + corrigendum Mar. 2010
safety and essential performance
+ A1 2012 + A1 2013
- -  + A1/AC 2014
- -  + A12 2014
In Annex ZA of EN 60601-2-54:2009, delete IEC 60601-1-2:2007:
IEC 60601-1-2 2007 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-2 2007
(mod) Part 1-2: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance -
Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic
compatibility - Requirements and tests
In Annex ZA of EN 60601-2-54:2009, replace IEC 60601-1-3 by the following:
IEC 60601-1-3 2008 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-3 2008
Part 1-3: General requirements for basic
- -  + corrigendum Mar. 2010
safety and essential performance -
+ A1 2013 + A1 2013
Collateral Standard: Radiation protection in
- -  + A1/AC 2014
diagnostic X-ray equipment
IEC 60601-2-54 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Medical electrical equipment –

Part 2-54: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance

of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy

Appareils électromédicaux –
Partie 2-54: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances

essentielles des appareils à rayonnement X utilisés pour la radiographie et la

radioscopie
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 11.040.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-2567-7

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© IEC 2015
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 62B: Diagnostic imaging equipment, of
IEC technical committee 62: Electrical equipment in medical practice.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
62B/929/CDV 62B/956/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
_____________
IEC 60601-2-54:2009/AMD1:2015 – 3 –
© IEC 2015
INTRODUCTION TO AMENDMENT 1
The purpose of this first amendment to IEC 60601-2-54:2009 is to introduce changes to
reference the first amendment (2012) to IEC 60601-1:2005. As neither IEC 60601-2-54:2009
nor this amendment refers to specific elements of
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