Resources for You (Radiation-Emitting Products)

This page provides links to information on radiation-emitting products for patients, consumers, health care professionals, and industry, along with recent announcements and other useful information.

Spotlight

• Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT)
• Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program
• Records and Reporting (Radiation-Emitting Products)
• A-Z List of Regulated Products & Procedures
• FDA eSubmitter

Patients

• Medical Imaging Medical imaging refers to several different technologies that are used to view the human body in order to diagnose, monitor, or treat medical conditions.
• Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging This page explains the FDA’s efforts to promote patient safety in response to increasing exposure to ionizing radiation from medical imaging.
• We Want You to Know About X-Rays: Get the Picture on Protection A list of consumer tips about x-rays and how to avoid unnecessary risks.
• Reducing Patient Exposure During Scoliosis Radiography Some methods for reducing exposure during scoliosis radiography including filters, shielding, and fast or rare-earth film/screen combination.

Consumers

• The FDA Recommends Against Using Laserworld and Ray Technologies International Laser Projectors: FDA Safety Communication
• Microwave Ovens
• Television Radiation
• Tanning
• RadTown USA
• MedWatch Learn

Health Care Providers

• Medical Imaging
• Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
• Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT)
• Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program
• Surgical and Therapeutic Products
• Reducing Patient Exposure During Scoliosis Radiography
• MedWatch Learn

Industry

• Getting a Radiation Emitting Product to Market
• Laws and Regulations (Radiation-Emitting Products
• Electronic Product Radiation Control Program: Industry Guidance
• Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• Ultrasound Imaging
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
• Medical X-ray Imaging
• Radiography
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Fluoroscopy
• Mammography

Other Useful FDA Links

• MQSA National Statistics
• Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee
• Surgical and Therapeutic Products
• FDA Basics