Background: Radiotherapy is one of the primary treatment options in cancer management,
together with surgery and chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is technologically complex …

Materials and methods The center has 4 lineal accelerators that treat a total of 1900 patients
annually. The first action taken with a view to improving patient safety was the …

In this study, we examine the trends and types of incidents frequently occur during radiation
therapy by using the data from the radiation oncology safety information system (ROSIS) …

The number of cases of cancer has significantly increased in the world and the use of
ionizing radiation produced by large clinical linear accelerators plays an important role in …

PURPOSE: Systems to ensure patient safety are of critical importance. The electronic
incident reporting systems (IRS) of 2 large academic radiation oncology departments were …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Radiation Oncology Safety Information System
(ROSIS) was established in 2001. The aim of ROSIS is to collate and share information on …

Results Results after 1 year show an increasingly open and healthy culture, a low threshold
for reporting conditions, and a decrease in higher-severity events. Between March 1, 2011 …

Background and purpose To ascertain the rate, type, significance, trends and the potential
risk factors associated with radiotherapy incidents in a large academic department. Materials …

Background This study evaluated factors associated with radiation therapy (RT) planning
and delivery incidents at a large academic institution. Methods and materials The RT …

Purpose: To report on the use of an internal system for incident reporting. Patients and
Methods: From October 2001 until June 2009, data on incidents were collected in the …