{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-892.5730","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 892.5730","heading":"Radionuclide brachytherapy source.","body":"(a) Identification. A radionuclide brachytherapy source is a device that consists of a radionuclide which may be enclosed in a sealed container made of gold, titanium, stainless steel, or platinum and intended for medical purposes to be placed onto a body surface or into a body cavity or tissue as a source of nuclear radiation for therapy.\n(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). A prostate seeding kit intended for use with a radionuclide brachytherapy source only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 892—RADIOLOGY DEVICES","Subpart F—Therapeutic Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"198766d826c62e3ba77e1656b138cb1044f4fe529fd5a34d7851f48d678cba5c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-892.5727","next":"us/21-cfr-892.5740"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}