FDA Meeting on Medical Device Radiation Exposure (June 9-10, 2010)
On June 9-10, 2010, the FDA is holding a public meeting on "Device Improvements to Reduce the Number of Under-doses, Over-doses, and Misaligned Exposures from Therapeutic Radiation." The purpose of this meeting is to discuss steps that could be taken by manufacturers of linear accelerators, radiation therapy treatment planning systems, and radiation therapy simulators to help reduce misadministration and misaligned exposures. FDA is seeking input on this topic and requests comments on a number of related questions.
