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41. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38758/psn-pdf
    July 08, 2009 - An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice. … An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-review-patient-safety-measures-radiotherapy-practice Radiation … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-review-patient-safety-measures-radiotherapy-practice https … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-technologies-radiation-therapy-ensuring-patient-safety-radiation-safety-and-regulatory

42. Patient safety and satisfaction with fully remote management of radiation oncology care. | PSNet
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    October 19, 2022 - study describes patient safety, patient satisfaction, and financial savings for patients receiving radiation … therapy who attended weekly management visits with their physician via telehealth instead of in-person … November 11, 2020 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service

43. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39434/psn-pdf
    April 07, 2010 - This Web site offers information to help patients understand both safety issues and risks involved in radiation … therapy.

44. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44257/psn-pdf
    November 06, 2015 - issue/systems-approach-evaluating-ionizing-radiation-six-focus-areas-improve- quality-efficiency-and Radiation … therapy has been described as an emerging patient safety issue due to harm associated with its use.

45. 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

46. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38753/psn-pdf
    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.

47. 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

48. 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.

49. 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.

50. 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.

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

52. 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

53. 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

54. Spotlight (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/spotlight_integration_and_coordination_of_disesase_treatment_and_palliative_care_final.pdf
    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.

55. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40685/psn-pdf
    August 10, 2011 - paper reveals expert opinion from the American Society of Radiation Oncology on intensity- modulated radiation … therapy (IMRT) and discusses concerns and recommendations for improving the safety of IMRT delivery

56. A factorial survey on safety behavior providing opportunities to improve safety. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factorial-survey-safety-behavior-providing-opportunities-improve-safety
    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

57. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846127/psn-pdf
    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.

58. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43468/psn-pdf
    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.

59. 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

60. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41952/psn-pdf
    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.