Quality control quantification (QCQ): A tool to measure the value of quality control checks in radiation oncology

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ford, Eric C ^a,c   Terezakis, Stephanie ^a   Souranis, Annette ^a   Harris, Kendra ^a   Gay, Hiram ^b   Mutic, Sasa ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING; HIGH POTENTIAL; IN-VIVO; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NUCLEAR SAFETY; PORTAL DOSIMETRIES; PRE-TREATMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

ONCOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHECKLIST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL QUANTIFICATION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SAFETY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BALTIMORE; CHECKLIST; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MISSOURI; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84866728511     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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