Purpose SAFRON, Saf ety in R adiation On cology, is a system developed by the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to improve safety and quality of care in …

Purpose Safe delivery of brachytherapy and establishing a safety culture are critical in high-
quality brachytherapy. The American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Quality and Safety …

Purpose To report on the use of an incident learning system in a radiation oncology clinic,
along with a review of staff participation. Methods and Materials On September 24, 2010, our …

Background and purpose Health leaders have advocated for incident learning systems
(ILSs) to prevent errors, but there is limited evidence demonstrating that ILSs improve cancer …

Purpose To describe the incidence and type of brachytherapy patient safety events over 10
years in an academic brachytherapy program. Methods and Materials Brachytherapy patient …

Background The National System for Incident Reporting in Radiation Therapy (NSIR-RT) is
an initiative to create a central repository for radiation therapy (RT) incidents in Canada. This …

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 …

The International Committee on Radiation Protection (ICRP) Publication 97,“Prevention of
High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Accidents,” states that as of 2004, there were over 500 …

In this issue of Practical Radiation Oncology, the authors of “Evaluation of Near Miss and
Adverse Events in Radiation Oncology Using a Comprehensive Causal Factor Taxonomy” …

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 …