21 CFR § 892.5930 - Therapeutic x-ray tube housing assembly.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s892.5930"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 892.5930 - Therapeutic x-ray tube housing assembly."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "892.5930"
section_name: "Therapeutic x-ray tube housing assembly."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "892"
part_name: "RADIOLOGY DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 1567, Jan. 20, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "892"
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# 892.5930 Therapeutic x-ray tube housing assembly.

(a) *Identification.* A therapeutic x-ray tube housing assembly is an x-ray generating tube encased in a radiation-shielded housing intended for use in radiation therapy. This generic type of device may include high-voltage and filament transformers or other appropriate components when contained in radiation-shielded housing.

(b) *Classification.* Class II.