Taxonometric Applications in Radiotherapy Incident Analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Dunscombe, Peter B ^a,b   Ekaette, Edidiong U ^a   Lee, Robert C ^a   Cooke, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidents; Radiotherapy; Risk management; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION; HEALTH RISKS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TAXONOMIES;

INCIDENT OCCURRENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SEVERITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TAXONOMY;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RADIOTHERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41749123224     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.085     Document Type: Article

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