The structure of incident learning systems for radiation oncology

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-12

  Ford, Eric C ^a   Fong De Los Santos, Luis ^b   Pawlicki, Todd ^c   Sutlief, Steven ^d   Dunscombe, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AVIATION; AWARENESS; BRACHYTHERAPY; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

CONSENSUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84876014032     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.12.012     Document Type: Editorial

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