Providing credible, evidence-based information about new and emerging medical technologies.

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; and a public benefit for California.

Recent Assessments

17 Oct 2007
Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knees

17 Oct 2007
Metal on Metal Total Hip Resurfacing as an Alternative to Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Frequently Requested

18 Oct 2006
Device-Guided Controlled Breathing as a Treatment for Hypertension

20 Jun 2006
Brachytherapy for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Following Conserving Surgery

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CTAF News

1 Feb 2008
Analysis Calls For Medical Device Information To Better Serve Patients And Doctors
The approval process for medical devices does not involve the same rigorous review used for pharmaceuticals, and this needs to change in order to improve health outcomes, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.

24 May 2007
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

On February 12th, 2007, the California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) convened a “IMRT Roundtable on Prostate Cancer” to discuss issues surrounding the role and evidence base of IMRT as a treatment for prostate cancer.