Technological advancements and error rates in radiation therapy delivery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Margalit, Danielle N ^a,b   Chen, Yu Hui ^b   Catalano, Paul J ^b   Heckman, Kenneth ^b   Vivenzio, Todd ^b   Nissen, Kristopher ^b   Wolfsberger, Luciant D ^b   Cormack, Robert A ^b   Mauch, Peter ^b   Ng, Andrea K ^b  

^a HARVARD RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Errors in radiation therapy; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; patient safety; Quality assurance; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ERROR RATE; ERROR TYPES; EXACT TESTS; EXTERNAL BEAM; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MACHINE PARAMETERS; ODDS RATIOS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SETUP ERRORS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENSTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY; ERRORS, ARTIFACTS AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL RADIOTHERAPY;

BOSTON; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY SETUP ERRORS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 80255137442     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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