BS EN 60406:1997

This standard BS EN 60406:1997 Specification for radiographic cassettes and mammographic cassettes used for medical X-ray diagnosis is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.50 Radiographic equipment
• 37.040.25 Radiographic films

This International Standard deals with the manufacture of radiographic cassettes and mammographic cassettes intended to be used with radiographic screens in medical practice.

This standard does not apply to special cassettes (such as cassettes with built-in anti-scatter grids, cassettes for simultaneous tomography). It is provided to ensure that X-ray equipment can be operated with radiographic cassettes of different manufacturers.