[HTML][HTML] QA makes a clinical trial stronger: evidence-based medicine in radiation therapy
DC Weber, M Tomsej, C Melidis… - Radiotherapy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Quality assurance (QA) for radiation therapy (RT) in clinical trials is necessary to ensure
treatment is safely and effectively administered. QA assurance requires however substantial …
treatment is safely and effectively administered. QA assurance requires however substantial …
An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice
Errors from radiotherapy machine or software malfunction usually are well documented as
they affect hundreds of patients, whereas random errors affecting individual patients are …
they affect hundreds of patients, whereas random errors affecting individual patients are …
The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management
MS Huq, BA Fraass, PB Dunscombe… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing complexity of modern radiation therapy planning and delivery challenges
traditional prescriptive quality management (QM) methods, such as many of those included …
traditional prescriptive quality management (QM) methods, such as many of those included …
Catching errors with in vivo EPID dosimetry
The potential for detrimental incidents and the ever increasing complexity of patient
treatments emphasize the need for accurate dosimetric verification in radiotherapy. For this …
treatments emphasize the need for accurate dosimetric verification in radiotherapy. For this …
Incident learning in radiation oncology: A review
EC Ford, SB Evans - Medical physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
is well established and supported by professional society recommendations, regulations …
Verification of monitor unit calculations for non‐IMRT clinical radiotherapy: report of AAPM Task Group 114
RL Stern, R Heaton, MW Fraser… - Medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The requirement of an independent verification of the monitor units (MU) or time calculated
to deliver the prescribed dose to a patient has been a mainstay of radiation oncology quality …
to deliver the prescribed dose to a patient has been a mainstay of radiation oncology quality …
Implementation of the structural SIMilarity (SSIM) index as a quantitative evaluation tool for dose distribution error detection
Purpose To apply an imaging metric of the structural SIMilarity (SSIM) index to the
radiotherapy dose verification field and evaluate its capability to reveal the different types of …
radiotherapy dose verification field and evaluate its capability to reveal the different types of …
Trend analysis of radiation therapy incidents over seven years
JP Bissonnette, G Medlam - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine incident rates in external beam radiation therapy (RT) as significant
changes in technology were introduced. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2007 …
changes in technology were introduced. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2007 …
Radiation Oncology Safety Information System (ROSIS)–Profiles of participants and the first 1074 incident reports
J Cunningham, M Coffey, T Knöös… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …
(ROSIS) was established in 2001. The aim of ROSIS is to collate and share information on …
Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology
PURPOSE: Workload level and sources of stressors have been implicated as sources of
error in multiple settings. We assessed workload levels and sources of stressors among …
error in multiple settings. We assessed workload levels and sources of stressors among …