Radiographer roles and risk management in radiotherapy, and a UK survey

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-146

  Griffiths, Sue E ^a   Craig, A ^b   Abraham, M ^c  

^a Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Modernisation Agency   (United Kingdom)

^c Rosemere Cancer Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Radiotherapy with; Risk management; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33749245526     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396906000197     Document Type: Article

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