Abstract Knowledge and lessons from past accidental exposures in radiotherapy are very
helpful in finding safety provisions to prevent recurrence. Disseminating lessons is …

Radiotherapy has unquestionable benefits, but it is also associated with unique and specific
safety issues. It is the only application of radiation in which humans are intentionally …

Purpose This study identifies accident sequences from the past accidents in order to help
the risk analysis application to the external radiotherapy. Materials and Methods This study …

Before introducing new treatment techniques, an investigation of hazards due to
unintentional radiation exposures is a reasonable activity for proactively increasing patient …

In order to prevent accidents in radiotherapy, it is important to learn from accidents that have
occurred previously. Lessons learned from a number of accidents are summarised and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Unintended exposures in radiotherapy are likely to occur
when certain conditions that favour such exposures exist. Based on the frequency of …

External beam radiotherapy is the only practice in which humans are placed directly in a
radiation beam with the intention to deliver a very high dose. This is why safety in …

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

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) suggested three fundamental
principles of radiation protection: justification, optimization of protection, and application of …

Interventional radiology brings extensive benefits to patients. Nevertheless, certain
procedures may result in high doses of radiation, leading to health risks to occupationally …