The impact of treatment complexity and computer-control delivery technology on treatment delivery errors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 651-659

  Fraass, Benedick A ^a   Lash, Kathy L ^a   Matrone, Gwynne M ^a   Volkman, Susan K ^a   Mcshan, Daniel L ^a   Kessler, Marc L ^a   Lichter, Allen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated treatment delivery; Computer control; Conformal therapy; Errors; Quality assurance; Record and verify; Segmental intensity modulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN APPARATUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031724002     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00244-2     Document Type: Article

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