The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recognized The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) with an award for its efforts to mitigate radiation dose in CT equipment.

More specifically, the Director's Special Citation Award acknowledged the dose-mitigation efforts of MITA's partner, the Computed Tomography (CT) Nomenclature Working Group, led by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

The group developed radiation safety instructional materials with the help of end-users, CT manufacturers and the FDA.
The AAPM is one of several groups that have collaborated on this effort over the past three years, including Image Gently and the ACR, explains MITA executive director Gail Rodriguez.

"So many features, attributes and protocols go into making a safe CT scan. We were trying to establish a common language for providers so fewer mistakes are made in scans," Rodriguez told DOTmed News.

The award is MITA's second recognition from the FDA--last year the Pediatric Dose Reduction Group was presented with a collaboration award.

"I'm grateful to the FDA for participating in these community-wide efforts and going through the trouble of recognizing all of this. Being able to receive this sort of recognition is so very much appreciated," Rodriguez said.

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