Title :
A new standard for PEMS and its application to radiotherapy systems
Author_Institution :
Philips Med. Syst., Crawley, UK
Abstract :
Traditionally looked on as ´dry´ and ´restrictive´, standards nevertheless have an important central role to play in medical safety systems. This article looks at the draft IEC standard for programmable electrical medical systems (PEMS) and how it will apply to radiotherapy systems.<>
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomedical engineering; medical computing; radiation therapy; safety systems; software standards; IEC 601-1-4; PEMS; draft IEC standard; medical safety systems; programmable electrical medical systems; radiotherapy systems; Biological control systems; Biomedical computing; Biomedical engineering; Safety; Software standards;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/cce:19950505
