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Pinnacle 3 Radiaion Therapy Planning System - SmartArc Module (July 30, 2013)

Starting date:
July 30, 2013
Posting date:
July 30, 2013
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-35385

Reason

Under certain conditions in Pinnacle 9, 9.2, and 9.4, the customer can modify the geometry of a beam or change the parameters for a bolus and the software does not invalidate the control point dose. This occurs in two situations:



1) The customer sets the 'speed up collimator movements' field in the beam's eye view options window to yes, sets the 'store control point dose' field in the control points window to yes, computes dose for a beam that uses control points, and then uses the collimator tool to adjust the collimator or jaw positions.



2) The customer sets the 'store control point dose' field in the control points window to yes, computes dose on a beam that uses control points and bolus, and then changes a parameter for a bolus that is applied to that beam.

Affected products

Pinnacle 3 Radiaion Therapy Planning System - SmartArc Module (2013-07-30)

Lot or serial number

Not applicable

Model or catalog number

4535 604 46041

Companies

Manufacturer
Not Applicable