Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) helps improve safety in radiation therapy;El análisis modal de fallos y efectos (AMFE) ayuda a aumentar la seguridad en radioterapia

Revista de Calidad Asistencial

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 299-309

  Govindarajan, Rajaram ^a,e   Molero, Jaime ^b   Tuset, Victoria ^b   Arellano, Antonio ^b   Ballester, Rosa ^b   Cardenal, Juan ^c   Caro, Mónica ^b   Fernández, Jacinto ^b   Jové, Josep ^b   Luguera, Ernest ^b   Melero, Alejandro ^b   Del Mar Puertas, María ^d   Sal, Rosa ^b   Sánchez, José Luis ^b   Vidal, Àngel ^b   Feliu, Evarist ^b  

^a SL Barcelona   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

FMEA; Human error; Patient safety; Quality; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749006688     PISSN: 1134282X     EISSN: 18871364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1134-282X(07)71238-1     Document Type: Article

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