K212587 · Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC · IYX · Feb 22, 2023 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K212587
Device Name
3D-RD-S
Applicant
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC
Product Code
IYX · Radiology
Decision Date
Feb 22, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1100
Device Class
Class 1
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device, Real-World Evidence, Pediatric
Real-World Evidence
Submission
Device
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K212587 · Feb 22, 2023
3D-RD-S
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC
Clinical trials dosimetry service business records (retrospective clinical patient data)
Retrospective clinical patient data with administered activities were used to compare absorbed dose calculations between the 3D-RD-S software and the predicate device (OLINDA/EXM v2.0) to demonstrate substantial equivalence.
Benchmark testing; Dosimetry; Retrospective clinical data
Clinical Evidence
Study Design
Population
Comparator
Key Endpoints
Benchmark comparison against predicate; Retrospective comparative analysis
3D-RD-S is intended to estimate radiation absorbed dose (and related quantities) to tissues after administration of a radioactive product. For use with internally administrated radioactive products, 3D-RD-S should not be used to deviate from product dosing and administrations. Refer to the product's prescribing information for instructions.
Device Story
3D-RD-S is a cloud-based SaMD for calculating radiation absorbed doses and radiobiological quantities (e.g., effective dose, RBE-weighted dose) following internal administration of radioactive products. Input data consists of time-activity curve (TAC) or time-integrated activity (TIA) data derived from external image analysis. The software integrates TAC data using user-selected fitting functions, linear interpolation, or exponential decay extrapolation. It calculates absorbed doses to target tissues using ICRP-133 phantom anatomies and ICRP-89/107/110/133 data. Operated by trained healthcare professionals (e.g., medical physicists) via web browser, the device provides dose estimates as bar graphs and exportable spreadsheets. Output supports clinical decision-making regarding radiopharmaceutical therapy dosimetry. Benefits include standardized, reproducible dose estimation for various radionuclides (alpha, beta, photon emitters) to assist in managing patient radiation exposure.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical trials were conducted. Evidence consists of benchmark testing: (1) Comparison of absorbed dose calculations against OLINDA/EXM v2.0 using clinical data for various radionuclides (In-111, F-18, Ga-68, I-131, Lu-177, Pb-212, Ra-223, Ac-225), showing <10% difference. (2) Comparison against published literature using ICRP-110/133/107 standards, showing <5% difference. (3) Inter-analyst variability study using SNMMI Dosimetry Challenge data (Lu-177-DOTATATE), showing <10% agreement in absorbed dose values for target organs.
Technological Characteristics
Cloud-based SaMD accessed via web browser. Uses ICRP-133 phantom anatomies, ICRP-107 nuclear decay data, and ICRP-89/133 SAF values. Supports 1,252 radionuclides. Calculation engine performs whole-organ/tissue dosimetry using S-values. Connectivity: Networked/Cloud. Software class: Rule-based/Mathematical modeling (curve fitting, integration).
Indications for Use
Indicated for estimating radiation absorbed dose to tissues in adults and children following administration of radioactive products.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A scintillation (gamma) camera is a device intended to image the distribution of radionuclides in the body by means of a photon radiation detector. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, radionuclide anatomical markers, component parts, and accessories.
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February 22, 2023
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC % Nadine Bonds Director of Quality Assurance 1800 Gough St. BALTIMORE MD 21231
Re: K212587
Trade/Device Name: 3D-RD-S Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1100 Regulation Name: Scintillation (gamma) Camera Regulatory Class: Class I, reserved Product Code: IYX Dated: January 24, 2023 Received: January 24, 2023
Dear Nadine Bonds:
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Sincerely,
Daniel M. Krainak, Ph.D. Assistant Director Magnetic Resonance and Nuclear Medicine Team DHT8C: Division of Radiological Imaging and Radiation Therapy Devices OHT8: Office of Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K212587
Device Name 3D-RD-S
### Indications for Use (Describe)
3D-RD-S is intended to estimate radiation absorbed dose (and related quantities) to tissues after administration of a radioactive product. For use with internally administrated radioactive products, 3D-RD-S should not be used to deviate from product dosing and administrations. Refer to the product's prescribing information for instructions.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| <div> <span> <span style="font-size: 16px;">☑</span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> | |
| <div> <span> <span style="font-size: 16px;">☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> | |
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# 510(k) Summary
### l. SUBMITTER
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging & Dosimetry (Rapid®), LLC 1800 Gough Street Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: 443-524-7396 Email: nbonds@rapiddosimetry.com
Contact person: Nadine Bonds Date Prepared: February 17, 2023
### II. DEVICE
Name of Device: 3D-RD-S Common or Usual Name: 3D-RD-S Classification Name: Scintillation (gamma), Camera Regulatory Class: Class I (21 CFR 892.1100) Product Code: IYX
#### III. PREDICATE DEVICE
Primary: OLINDA/EXM v2.0, K163687
#### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
3D-RD-S is a cloud-based software as a medical device (SaMD) that interacts with the user via web browsers (for example Google Chrome). Users are trained healthcare professionals with significant dosimetry knowledge and experience and also responsible for the input of the appropriate values and to make correct interpretation of the output data. 3D-RD-S takes numerical input data in the form of activity in source tissues as a function of time (TAC data) or the integral of the activity (TIA data) in source tissues over time. It then calculates the absorbed dose to a set of target tissues based on the organ sizes and anatomies of a set of standard phantoms. The software provides the user the ability to account for the differences in tissue masses between the phantoms and the subject and model uncertainties in the input data.
Calculation results can be viewed and updated by other users. The software provides the ability to calculate absorbed doses and related radiobiological quantities from input data. The calculations can be made for supported radionuclides based on data in the report 89 from the International Council on Radiation Protection (ICRP). Doses to
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target tissues are a function of the activity integrated over time (time-integrated activity. TIA) in a set of specified source organs. The software provides two modules for the integration of input time vs. activity curve (TAC) data. First, the user can use curve fitting methods to estimate a curve that passes through the TAC data from a set of supported fitting functions. Visual and numerical indicators of how well the fitting function works with the data are provided. Notifications are given if fitting parameters are non-physical. The TAC data can then be integrated using the fitting function, or by approximating the activity between measured time points with line and assuming activity after the last time-point decays with the radionuclide's physical half-life. If desired, the user can use a combination of the curve fit, linear interpolation between the lines, and exponentially decaying extrapolation based on the physical half-life, to integrate the time-activity curves.
The calculated radiobiological quantities purport to relate physical dose to biological response and are dependent on the specification of radiobiological constants. The guantities supported include the whole-body effective dose and the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) weighted dose. The effective dose is calculated based on ICRP tissue weighting factors. The RBE weighted dose is calculated using user specified RBEs for the different radiation types (standard values are provided as defaults).
3D-RD-S provides total and individual dose estimates for the various particle types, i.e., alpha particles, beta (+ and -) particles, discrete electrons (e.g., Auger electrons), and photons (gamma and x-rays). The resulting doses are plotted in a bar graph and can, along with input data, be exported in a spreadsheet.
#### > INDICATIONS FOR USE
3D-RD-S is intended to estimate radiation absorbed dose (and related quantities) to tissues after administration of a radioactive product. For use with internally administrated radioactive products, 3D-RD-S should not be used to deviate from product dosing and administration instructions. Refer to the product's prescribing information for instructions.
#### VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH PREDICATE
As summarized in the table below, the 3D-RD-S technological characteristics compare favorably with the predicate SaMD technological characteristics.
3D-RD-S can be used with any internal radioactivity supplied by any FDA approved radiopharmaceutical, radiopharmaceuticals under development (even before ever administered to humans based on extrapolations of activities in human tissues from, e.g., animal studies), or radionuclides present in the body due to environmental exposure.
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# Comparison Summary
| Attributes | 3D-RD-S | OLINDA/EXM, v2.0 | Comments |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for<br>Use | 3D-RD-S is intended to<br>estimate radiation<br>absorbed dose (and<br>related quantities) to<br>tissues after<br>administration of a<br>radioactive product.<br>For use with internally<br>administrated<br>radioactive products,<br>3D-RD-S should not be<br>used to deviate from<br>product dosing and<br>administration<br>instructions. Refer to<br>the product's<br>prescribing information<br>for instructions. | The intended use of<br>OLINDA/EXM is to<br>provide estimates<br>(deterministic) of<br>absorbed radiation<br>dose at the whole<br>organ level as a result<br>of administering any<br>radionuclide and to<br>calculate effective<br>whole-body dose. This<br>is dependent on input<br>data regarding<br>biodistribution being<br>supplied to the<br>application. | Indications for<br>Use is Equivalent |
| Product Code<br>Regulation | IYX / 21 CFR 892.1100 | IYX / 21 CFR 892.1100 | Product Code /<br>Requlation is<br>Equivalent |
| Target Population | Adults, Children | Adults, Children,<br>Pregnant women | Target Population<br>is Equivalent |
| Input | TIA, TIAC, or TAC | Fraction of injected<br>activity in each organ<br>or the TIAC | Input Data is<br>Equivalent |
| Radionucleotides<br>Supported | Supports 1,252<br>radionucleotides | Over 1000, including<br>Alpha Emitters | Radionucleotides<br>Supported is<br>Equivalent |
| Dosimetry<br>Calculation | Whole organ / tissue<br>Dosimetry. Tissue S-<br>Values | Whole organ / tissue<br>Dosimetry. Tissue S-<br>Values | Dosimetry<br>Calculation is<br>Equivalent |
| Output | Absorbed Dose tables | Absorbed Dose tables | Output Data is<br>Equivalent |
| TAC Integration | Integration can be done<br>based on user-selection<br>of one of 4 fit functions,<br>user specified washout<br>half-life, physical decay,<br>or a combination of the<br>above and trapezoidal<br>integration. The four fit<br>functions constrain the<br>shape of the fit and are<br>selected by the user<br>based on the data. The<br>user can provide, or the<br>software estimate initial<br>values, of the fitting<br>parameters. Uncertainty<br>values provided with the<br>data are used in the | Integration is<br>performed based on<br>fitting data with up to 3<br>exponentials. Fitting<br>start and endpoints can<br>be user specified.<br>Allows specifying<br>weights for data during<br>fitting. The data and fit<br>are plotted graphically. | TAC Integration<br>is Equivalent |
| Attributes | 3D-RD-S | OLINDA/EXM, v2.0 | Comments |
| | fitting. Uncertainty<br>values are used as<br>weights in fitting.<br>Integration is always<br>from 0 to infinity. The<br>fits and integration is<br>displayed graphically. | | |
| Anatomical Sites | Supports the 79 target<br>and 43 target tissues<br>from ICRP-133 | Supports 26 source<br>tissues and 30 target<br>tissues | Anatomical Sites<br>is Equivalent |
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#### VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
# Software Verification and Validation Testing
Tests for verification and validation have been completed following Rapid's design control procedures. A risk analysis was completed, and risk controls have been implemented to mitigate identified hazards.
# Benchmark Testing
Rapid performed the following benchmark tests:
- (1) Compared absorbed dose estimated from 3D-RD-S to those obtained using OLINDA/EXM v2.0 and inputs representative of the marketed use of 3D-RD-S including TIAC and TAC user input modes.
The objective of the test was to demonstrate equivalence of absorbed dose calculations performed by 3D-RD-S against the predicate. Clinical data, obtained from Rapid's clinical trials dosimetry service business with clinically relevant administered activities, were used to compare absorbed doses calculated by 3D-RD-S to those calculated using the predicate device. This included the following radionuclides: photon emitters used for diagnostic agents (In-111, F-18, Ga-68), beta emitters used in therapy (I-131, Lu-177), and alpha emitters (Pb-212 (betaemitting parent of the alpha-emitters, Bi-212 and Po-212), Ra-223 and Ac-225) used in therapy.
Absorbed doses to source tissues were considered acceptable if the absolute percent difference (defined as the difference divided by the mean multiplied by 100) between the dose calculated by the predicate and the dose from 3D-RD-S was less than 10%.
For almost all cases, the difference in source tissues absorbed doses calculated using 3D-RD-S and the predicate was below the 10% threshold. The reported differences in source and non-source tissues absorbed doses can be primarily attributed to the differences in the sources of data used to generate the S-values (the basis for MIRD dose calculations) used in 3D-RD-S and the predicate for the dose calculations.
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- (2) Compared the absorbed dose values obtained using 3D-RD-S to those reported in published literature.
Rapid surveyed several published studies that investigated a variety of radionuclides. Direct comparisons in calculated absorbed dose were made to literature results that meet the following criteria: 1) provided time-integrated activity coefficients (residence times) in specified source organs, 2) used the ICRP 110 phantoms and ICRP 133 SAF values for dose calculations, and 3) used nuclear decay data from ICRP 107. This enabled the ability to do direct comparisons between the absorbed doses for the same set of target tissues. The time integrated activity coefficients were used as direct inputs into 3D-RD-S. Radionuclides were chosen to represent gamma, beta, and alpha emitters such as F-18, Zr-89, Y-90, l-131, Lu-177 and At-211.
The differences in the absorbed doses calculated using 3D-RD-S and those published in literature were below 5% for each target organ included in the published study and available in 3D-RD-S.
- (3) Compared 3D-RD-S dose outputs by having two (2) analysts independently process images from SNMMII Dosimetry Challenge data for patients A and B through the dosimetry workflow pipeline.
The objective of this test was to report the variability in the dose outputs as a result of having multiple operators processing the data. The test included SPECT/CT images from two patients (A and B) which were part of the SNMMI Lu-177 Dosimetry Challenge (Uribe et al. J Nuc Med. 2021). Images were acquired at four time points following Lu-177-DOTATATE administration. Source organs included the kidneys, liver, spleen (absent in Patient B), and abdominal tumors (two in Patient A; four in Patient B).
Tests were performed by two analysts with a background in medical physics and extensive experience in radiopharmaceutical therapy dosimetry. The analysts compared 3D-RD-S dose outputs by independently processing images from the SNMMI Dosimetry Challenge data for patients A and B through the dosimetry workflow pipeline (i.e., draw VOls, extract TAC, ... etc.). 3D-RD-S does not provide tools for image analysis, and this was done using an external image analysis package that is not part of this submission. Despite the subjectivity in manually drawn VOIs, the final absorbed dose values were found to agree within 10% for all target normal organs.
#### VIII. CONCLUSION
In summary, 3D-RD-S has the same intended use and similar technological characteristics that do not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness compared to the predicate device. Therefore, 3D-RD-S is demonstrated to be substantially equivalent to OLINDA/EXM v2.0 and supports its safety and intended use.
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