Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Device Reports From 1991 to 2015: Are Radiation Oncology Devices Different?

The field of radiation oncology relies heavily on rapidly evolving technology and highly complex processes. The FDA collects and records all reported adverse events from medical devices. We sought to characterize all events involving radiation oncology devices (RODs) from the FDA's post-market surveillance MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) database, and compare these to other non-radiation oncology devices. MAUDE data was...