Failure mode and effect analysis for delivery of lung stereotactic body radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1324-1329

  Perks, Julian R ^a   Stanic, Sinisa ^a   Stern, Robin L ^a   Henk, Barbara ^a   Nelson, Marsha S ^a   Harse, Rick D ^a   Mathai, Mathew ^a   Purdy, James A ^a   Valicenti, Richard K ^a   Siefkin, Allan D ^a   Chen, Allen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure mode and effects analysis; Process improvement; Quality assurance; Safety; Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY PROCESS; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; IMAGE-GUIDED; MACHINE FAILURE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; RELATIVE RISKS; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; SAFETY MEASURES; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TIME-OUTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAILURE MODES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

RISKS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS METHOD; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CALIBRATION; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHECKLIST; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY SETUP ERRORS; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; RISK;

EID: 84862672269     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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