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41. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2009 - evaluation-safety-radiation-oncology-setting-using-failure-mode-and-effects- analysis Failure mode and effects analysis was used to prospectively analyze an external beam radiation … therapy service in order to identify potentially unsafe processes.

42. Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantitative-assessment-workload-and-stressors-clinical-radiation-oncology
    October 21, 2015 - June 14, 2017 Modern palliative radiation treatment: do complexity and workload contribute … April 17, 2013 Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist

43. Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. | PSNet
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    September 28, 2022 - 10, 2011 The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation … therapy. … December 22, 2010 Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes … January 4, 2010 An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice … July 8, 2009 Human factors and systems engineering approach to patient safety for radiotherapy

44. Chasing zero harm in radiation oncology: using pre-treatment peer review. | PSNet
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    January 12, 2022 - 9, 2011 The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation … therapy.

45. The impact of COVID-19 workflow changes on radiation oncology incident reporting. | PSNet
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    June 30, 2021 - February 16, 2022 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service

46. Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment and Palliative Care | PSNet
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    December 23, 2020 - He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy and then was lost to follow up. … The inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy for palliation to meet … therapy, in addition to potential medical transportation needs, represented a significant cost to the … therapy to meet his goals. … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

47. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74120/psn-pdf
    November 30, 2021 - He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy and then was lost to follow up. … The inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy for palliation to meet … therapy, in addition to potential medical transportation needs, represented a significant cost to the … therapy to meet his goals. … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

48. Evaluating incident learning systems and safety culture in two radiation oncology departments. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-incident-learning-systems-and-safety-culture-two-radiation-oncology-departments
    June 30, 2021 - January 12, 2022 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service

49. A systems approach to evaluating ionizing radiation: six focus areas to improve quality, efficiency, and patient safety. | PSNet
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    March 14, 2016 - Radiation therapy has been described as an emerging patient safety issue due to harm associated with

50. Spotlight (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - • He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy (to relieve pain and obstructive symptoms) and … thoroughly evaluating the patient, the inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy … – It is commendable that this hospice covered radiotherapy as a palliative intervention, but this … ” – In this case, the cost associated with preparing and administering radiation therapy, in addition … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

51. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40587/psn-pdf
    January 22, 2017 - Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action. January 22, 2017 Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, et al. Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(7):291-9. https://psnet.ahrq…

52. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 10, 2014 - Does compliance to patient safety tasks improve and sustain when radiotherapy treatment processes are … Does compliance to patient safety tasks improve and sustain when radiotherapy treatment processes are … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-compliance-patient-safety-tasks-improve-and-sustain-when-radiotherapy … treatment This quality improvement study found that adherence to patient safety measures while providing radiation … therapy—such as verifying patient identification—increased when work processes were standardized.

53. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44038/psn-pdf
    May 06, 2015 - Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability and Value Creation. May 6, 2015 Marks L, Mazur L, Chera B, Adams R. Boca Raton, FL: Productivity Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781482233643. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-patient-safety-radiation-oncology…

54. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 16, 2013 - prevention-wrong-location-misadministration-through-use-intradepartmental- incident-learning Analysis of voluntarily reported errors in radiation … therapy treatments resulted in systematic changes to treatment planning and delivery.

55. A factorial survey on safety behavior providing opportunities to improve safety. | PSNet
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    November 16, 2015 - An extensive evaluation of safety culture in a radiotherapy institute. … January 8, 2018 Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation … 14, 2011 The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation … therapy. … September 28, 2010 Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes

56. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2023 - most often related to traumatic injury or associated with underlying diseases such as malignancy.1 Radiation … therapy to the pelvis including the prostate, as with this patient, can result in chronic radiation … therapy. … Take Home Points Pelvic radiation therapy increases the risk for adjacent tissue injury and can be associated … Impact of radiotherapy on surgical repair and outcome in patients with rectourethral fistula.

57. Preventing and mitigating radiology system failures: a guide to disaster planning. | PSNet
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    November 23, 2016 - November 23, 2016 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service … Factors impacting on patient setup analysis and error management during breast cancer radiotherapy … November 9, 2022 Modern palliative radiation treatment: do complexity and workload contribute

58. Radiology research in quality and safety: current trends and future needs. | PSNet
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    November 16, 2022 - Factors impacting on patient setup analysis and error management during breast cancer radiotherapy … Identifying patients whose symptoms are underrecognized during treatment with breast radiotherapy … January 16, 2013 Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice

59. Rethinking peer review: what aviation can teach radiology about performance improvement. | PSNet
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    July 01, 2017 - July 22, 2009 New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation

60. Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action. | PSNet
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    January 16, 2013 - Commentary Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action. Citation Text: Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, et al. Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. …