RT Elements are applications for radiation treatment planning for use in stereotactic, conformal, computer planned, Linac based radiation treatment of cranial, head and neck, and extracranial lesions. The simulated plan is intended for treatment evaluation for example in tumor board meetings or operating rooms
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0647-2016
- Event Number
- 72804
- Firm
- Brainlab AG Kapellenstr. 12 Feldkirchen Germany
- FEI Number
- 3002619595
- Product Code
- MUJ
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Software design
- Initiated
- November 5, 2015
- Terminated
- August 21, 2017
Description
RT Elements are applications for radiation treatment planning for use in stereotactic, conformal, computer planned, Linac based radiation treatment of cranial, head and neck, and extracranial lesions. The simulated plan is intended for treatment evaluation for example in tumor board meetings or operating rooms
Large objects with fine resolution are potentially displayed cropped when imported into Brainlab Brain Metastases 1.0.0.
Brainlab sent a FIELD SAFETY NOTICE / PRODUCT NOTIFICATION letter dated November 5, 2015, to all direct accounts informing the of the recall and actions to be taken. User Corrective Action: Users of Brain Metastases Version 1.0.0 or Adaptive Hybrid Surgery Analysis 1.0.0 shall adhere to the following: After import always carefully review and verify all objects for correctness and validity. For reviewing an object, select the image set which was used to outline or to modify the objects in the Data menu. Also compare the contours of an object in Brain Metastases or Adaptive Hybrid Surgery Analysis software to the contours in SmartBrush. Please note that the error will not be visible in SmartBrush. Always verify the correct shape of the objects in Brain Metastases or Adaptive Hybrid Surgery Analysis software. If possible do not use image data sets with large slice distance and/or with a low amount of slices. To retrospectively identify if cropped objects have been used for treatment planning, the object contours of a specific treatment plan can be reviewed in Brainlab Dose Review, where the error will also be visible. Brainlab will provide a software update with this issue solved to affected customers. Brainlab will actively contact affected customers tentatively starting February 2016 to schedule the update. The request that users advise the appropriate personnel working in their department of the content of the Notification letter. If the user facilities require further clarification, thay can contact their local Brainlab Customer Support Representative. Customer Hotline: +49 89 99 15 68 44 or +1 800 597 5911 (for US customers) E-mail: [email protected] (for US customers: [email protected]) Fax: Brainlab AG: + 49 89 99 15 68 33
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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