Radiotherapy Near Misses, Incidents and Errors: Radiotherapy Incident at Glasgow

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Williams, M V ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLASTOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEATH; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PINEOBLASTOMA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33846005138     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2006.12.004     Document Type: Editorial

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