A comprehensive quality assurance program for personnel and procedures in radiation oncology: Value of voluntary error reporting and checklists

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-248

  Kalapurakal, John A ^a   Zafirovski, Aleksandar ^a   Smith, Jeffery ^a   Fisher, Paul ^a   Sathiaseelan, Vythialingam ^a   Barnard, Cynthia ^b   Rademaker, Alfred W ^a   Rave, Nick ^b   Mittal, Bharat B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE QUALITIES; ERROR REPORTING SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL RADIATION; METHODS AND MATERIALS; PATIENT SETUP; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT SITES;

QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ERRORS;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY SETUP ERRORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84877584495     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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