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Consumer Updates: Radiation-Emitting Products
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Consumer Updates related to radiation-emitting products are featured on this page. Radiation-emitting products are regulated by FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Some radiation-emitting products, such as X-ray machines and computed tomography (CT) scanners, are medical devices because they are used in medical procedures. Other radiation-emitting products, such as TVs and microwave ovens, are not used medically, so they are regulated by FDA under a different law.
Radiation-Emitting Products
- Illuminating the Hazards of Powerful Laser Products
- Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA
- FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch
- Reducing Radiation from Medical X-rays
- FDA and WebMD Form Partnership
- FDA 101: Product Recalls - From First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
- Use Your Microwave Safely
- Is It Really FDA Approved?
- New Steps to Improve Advisory Committee Processes
- FDA 101: Advisory Committees
- Radiology and Children: Extra Care Required
- FDA's Strategic Plan: Charting Our Course for the Future
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