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 …

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: To establish an incident reporting system to (1) record and
classify incidents,(2) assess the impact of incidents on patients in terms of dose errors, and …

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 …

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 …

Errors from radiotherapy machine or software malfunction usually are well documented as
they affect hundreds of patients, whereas random errors affecting individual patients are …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Radiation treatment (RT) for cancer is susceptible to
clinical incidents resulting from human errors and equipment failures. A systematic approach …

PURPOSE: Radiotherapy is a common treatment for cancer patients. Although incidence of
error is low, errors can be severe or affect significant numbers of patients. In addition, errors …

Beginning in the 1990s, and emphasized in 2000 with the release of an Institute of Medicine
report, healthcare providers and institutions have dedicated time and resources to reducing …

Abstract Purpose Incident learning systems (ILSs) are a popular strategy for improving safety
in radiation oncology (RO) clinics, but few reports focus on the causes of errors in RO. The …