Important Safety Alerts

Important Safety Alerts

Field Safety Notice: Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System: Eclipse Release 6.5 through 10 (versions 7.3.10 to 10.0.34), Model: H48

08 Jul 2011

It has come to our attention that Varian Medical Systems, Inc. has issued a global field safety notice to customers regarding the captioned planning system used in radiotherapy treatments. According to the manufacturer, Hong Kong is affected.

In affected Eclipse versions, user editing of MLC leaf positions may not automatically invalidate calculated dose distributions. Varian is preparing a maintenance release (service pack) of Eclipse software to address the problem.

If you are in possession of the affected product, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.

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