Radiation safety management in health care - The application of Quality Function Deployment

Radiography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-304

  Moores, B M ^a  

^a INTEGRATED RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality function deployment; Radiation safety management; Safety systems design; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749607077     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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