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The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) is a community forum dedicated to objectivity and transparency regarding medical technologies; a community forum for dialog and decisions regarding the safety and effectiveness of new and emerging technologies.

Recent Assessments

11 Mar 2009
Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator for Patients at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
11 Mar 2009
Computed Tomography Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average Risk Individuals

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Frequently Requested

15 Oct 2008
Brachytherapy as Primary Radiation Therapy Following Breast-conserving Surgery for Stage I OR II Breast Cancer
17 Oct 2007
Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Stenosis and for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain

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CTAF Meeting

28 October 2009
Location: TBD
San Francisco, California

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