Application of failure mode and effects analysis to intraoperative radiation therapy using mobile electron linear accelerators

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Ciocca, Mario ^a   Cantone, Marie Claire ^b,c   Veronese, Ivan ^b,c   Cattani, Federica ^d   Pedroli, Guido ^d   Molinelli, Silvia ^a   Vitolo, Viviana ^a   Orecchia, Roberto ^a,b,d  

^a Centro Nazionale Adroterapia Oncologica CNAO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidental exposures; FMEA; IORT; Mobile linear accelerator; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURES; CRITICAL FAILURES; DETECTABILITY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON LINEAR ACCELERATOR; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; FMEA; HUMAN ERRORS; IN-VIVO; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPIES; IORT; MACHINE MALFUNCTIONING; MAIN EFFECT; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MONITOR UNIT CALCULATIONS; NORMAL TISSUE; PATIENT SAFETY; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; PROCESS QUALITY; PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION; RISK MITIGATION; RISK PROBABILITIES; SAFETY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MEASURES; SCORING SYSTEMS; THREE PARAMETERS; TIME PRESSURES; WORKING GROUPS;

CIVIL DEFENSE; ELECTRON BEAMS; ERRORS; FAILURE MODES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DOSIMETRY; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ITALY; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBABILITY; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855849964     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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