Règles de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-091 : Exigences particulières pour les équipements à rayons X montés en armoire

This IEC second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a)            The scope of the document has been clarified and limited to equipment below 500 kV.

b)            Additional marking requirements for X-ray generating assemblies have been added.

c)            Requirements for high-voltage cables used in the X-ray assembly have been added.

d)            Insulation requirements have been added.

e)            Temperature requirements for beam-limiting devices have been added.

f)             Clarification has been provided on PROTECTED EQUIPMENT and PARTIALLY PROTECTED EQUIPMENT, and test methods

g)            Requirements for INTERLOCKS have been modified, taking into account functional safety standards.

h)            Requirements for reasonably foreseeable misuse have been clarified.

i)             Risk assessment has been made mandatory for specific aspects.

This Part 2-091 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 61010-1. It was established on the basis of the third edition (2010) and its Amendment 1 (2016), hereinafter referred to as Part 1.

This Part 2-081 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 61010-1 so as to convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for cabinet X-ray systems.

Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2-081, that subclause applies as far as is reasonable. Where this Part 2-011 states "addition", "modification", "replacement", or "deletion" the relevant requirement, test specification or note in Part 1 should be adapted accordingly.