IEC 60601-2-3:2012规定了短波治疗设备的基本安全和基本性能要求。短波治疗设备是指通过暴露在频率范围超过13 MHz但不超过45 MHz的电场或磁场中对患者进行治疗的医疗设备。额定输出功率不超过10 W的设备不受本标准某些要求的约束。第三版取消并取代了1991年发布的IEC 60601-2-3第二版及其1998年发布的修订版1。 本版本构成技术修订版，并与IEC 60601-1:2005保持一致。

IEC 60601-2-3:2012 specifies the requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of short-wave therapy equipment. Short-wave therapy equipment are defined as medical equipment for the therapeutic treatment of a patient by exposure to electric or magnetic fields produced in the frequency range of more than 13 MHz but not exceeding 45 MHz. Equipment having a rated output power not exceeding 10 W are exempted from certain requirements of this standard. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 60601-2-3 published in 1991 and its amendment 1 published in 1998. This edition constitutes a technical revision and has been aligned with IEC 60601-1:2005.