This part of IEC 61223 applies to those components of dental X-ray equipment using radiographic imaging systems which influence the image quality and patient dose. This standard applies to the performance of the acceptance test on dental X-ray equipment with intra-oral X-ray image receptor and dental X-ray equipment with extra-oral X-ray image receptor (for example dental panoramic X-ray equipment or cephalometric X-ray). This standard applies to dental film and digital image acquisition and processing.