An evaluation of departmental radiation oncology incident reports: Anticipating a national reporting system

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 919-923

  Terezakis, Stephanie A ^a   Harris, Kendra M ^a   Ford, Eric ^a,b   Michalski, Jeff ^c   DeWeese, Theodore ^a   Santanam, Lakshmi ^c   Mutic, Sasa ^c   Gay, Hiram ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEMS; INCIDENT REPORTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; NUCLEAR SAFETY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REPORTING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ERRORS; SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS;

HARDWARE; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ERRORS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SAFETY; RATING SCALE;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84875217676     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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