LINEAR ACCELERATOR TANGENTIAL BREAST BEAM COLLIMATOR
Received Oct 3, 1994
Report MW1003570 · MDR key 16544
Device
Manufacturer
Radiation Products DesignModel number
597-014Product problems
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
Patient
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Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE BLOCK IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY BLOCK THE RADIATION FIELD WHEN TREATMENT IS PERFORMED WITH THE COLLIMATER WIDE OPEN, THEREFORE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLASH RADIATION HITS THE PT IN AN UNINTENDED AREA. THIS SITUATION ONLY OCCURS WITH TANGENTIAL BREAST SETUPS.