Medical electrical equipment. Part 2 :. Particular requirements for medical electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV. Section One: General. Section Tw

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INTRODUCTION This amendment to the Particular Standard specifies the particular requirements for the electrical and mechanical safety of MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATORS. It forms a further section of a comprehensive standard for such accelerators of which Section One: General and Section Two: Radiation Safety for Equipment@ have already been issued as IEC Publication 601-2-1. This amendment to the Particular Standard contains new Sub-clauses 1.2@ 3.3.1@ 3.3.2@ 3.4 and 3.5 which are additions to Section One@ and a new Section Three giving the electrical and mechanical safety requirements for equipment. The clause numbering used in this amendment to the Particular Standard is a continuation of that of IEC Publication 601-2-1. This amendment to the Particular Standard complements the General Standard@ IEC Publication 601-1: Safety of Medical Electrical Equipment Part 1: General Requirements@ in respect of electrical and mechanical safety and should be used in conjunction with that standard. In order to facilitate its use in conjunction with IECpublication 601-1@ the table below describes the link between clauses of this Particular Standard and those of IEC Publication 601-l. A requirement of this Particular Standard replacing or modifying requirements of IEC Publication takes priority over the general requirements