Radiotherapy is a highly effective, targeted therapy for the management of cancer.
Technological innovations have enabled the direct integration of imaging technology into …

Cancer control and toxicity outcomes are the mainstay of evidence-based medicine in
radiation oncology. However, radiotherapy is an intricate therapy involving numerous …

The increasing complexity of modern radiation therapy planning and delivery challenges
traditional prescriptive quality management (QM) methods, such as many of those included …

PURPOSE: To quantify the error-detection effectiveness of commonly used quality control
(QC) measures. METHODS: We analyzed incidents from 2007-2010 logged into a voluntary …

Incident learning is a key component for maintaining safety and quality in healthcare. Its use
is well established and supported by professional society recommendations, regulations …

Purpose: Incident learning plays a key role in improving quality and safety in a wide range of
industries and medical disciplines. However, implementing an effective incident learning …

Methods and systems for evaluating a proposed treatment plan for radiation therapy, for
evaluating one or more delineated regions of interest for radiation therapy, and/or for …

Emerging data indicates SGRT could improve safety and quality by preventing errors in its
capacity as an independent system in the treatment room. The aim of this work is to …

Purpose Incident learning is a critical tool to improve patient safety. The Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Act of 2005 established essential legal protections to allow for the …

Purpose: The pretreatment physics plan review is a standard tool for ensuring treatment
quality. Studies have shown that the majority of errors in radiation oncology originate in …