Clinical implementation and failure mode and effects analysis of HDR skin brachytherapy using Valencia and Leipzig surface applicators

Brachytherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 293-299

  Sayler, Elaine ^a   Eldredge Hindy, Harriet ^a   Dinome, Jessie ^a   Lockamy, Virginia ^a   Harrison, Amy S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Failure modes and effects analysis; FMEA; HDR; Leipzig; Quality; Safety; Skin; Surface applicator; Valencia

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHECKLIST; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; HIGH DOSE RATE SKIN BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PEER REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALENCIA AND LEIPZIG SURFACE APPLICATOR; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84924051638     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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