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181. Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability and Value Creation. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-patient-safety-radiation-oncology-university-north-carolinas-pursuit-high
     May 04, 2016 - Book/Report Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability and Value Creation. Citation Text: Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability and Value Creation. M…

182. Quality initiatives: developing a radiology quality and safety program: a primer. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-initiatives-developing-radiology-quality-and-safety-program-primer
     March 04, 2015 - January 22, 2017 Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice

183. CAHPS Cancer Care Supplemental Items (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/suppl-items-cancer-info-english-557-6a.docx
     June 02, 2025 - , please replace the bracketed references to [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY] with the appropriate term: radiation … therapy, drug therapy, or cancer surgery.

184. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
     April 28, 2016 - antiandrogen therapy, and/or orchiectomy) Ultrasonography (high-intensity focused ultrasonography) Radiation … therapy (external-beam radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, brachytherapy, combination therapies)

185. Recommended responsibilities for management of MR safety. | PSNet
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     April 19, 2013 - July 31, 2012 Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.

186. Diagnostic Excellence Initiative. | PSNet
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     October 06, 2022 - July 28, 2013 Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.

187. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey: Information from Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cancer/suppl-provider-info-items.html
     March 01, 2017 - , please replace the bracketed references to [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY] with the appropriate term: radiation … therapy, drug therapy, or cancer surgery.

188. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37509/psn-pdf
     January 30, 2008 - light of a recent analysis by the Chief Medical Officer for the United Kingdom regarding error in radiation … therapy.

189. Development and Assessment of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Enhanced Pretreatment Peer-review Process to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-and-assessment-artificial-intelligence-ai-enhanced-pretreatment
     April 01, 2024 - Implementing an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pretreatment peer-review process for radiation … therapy (RT) has the potential to improve providers' performance by reducing variability in treatment

190. Interventions to promote safety culture in cancer care: a systematic review. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-promote-safety-culture-cancer-care-systematic-review
     August 09, 2023 - November 29, 2023 Trend analysis of radiation therapy incidents over seven years.

191. Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnostic imaging: a strategy to inform clinician ordering. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/displaying-radiation-exposure-and-cost-information-order-entry-outpatient-diagnostic-imaging
     August 04, 2015 - Study Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnostic imaging: a strategy to inform clinician ordering. Citation Text: Kruger JF, Chen AH, Rybkin A, et al. Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnos…

192. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/prostate-cancer-therapies-summary.pdf
     September 01, 2020 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 230 Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Evidence Summary Main Points • In men with clinically localized prostate cancer (CLPC) detected clinically rather than by prostate-speci…

193. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     May 15, 2012 - therapy. … Radiotherapy is also associated with bowel dysfunction. 9 , 10 Some clinicians have used androgen … therapy. 24 There is no consensus about the optimal treatment of localized disease. … Radiation therapy is also associated with increases in erectile, bowel, and bladder dysfunction. 9 , … therapy, hormonal therapy, or some combination).

194. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858165/psn-pdf
     December 13, 2023 - Through examples of the opioid crisis in the United States and Canada, and radiation therapy in Canada

195. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - lobular carcinoma in situ, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia); or previous large doses of chest radiation … therapy (≥20 Gy) before age 30 years … lobular carcinoma in situ, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia); or previous large doses of chest radiation … therapy (≥20 Gy) before age 30 years. … therapy (≥20 Gy) before age 30 years.

196. Screening for Bladder Cancer: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/p8huvc8UM4WfAnrNAzYnXS
     bladder cancer is transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation … therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapies, or photodynamic therapies.

197. Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. | PSNet
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     October 28, 2010 - May 31, 2023 Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

198. Data Points 14: Use of Endocrine Therapy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-endocrine-therapy_research.pdf
     August 01, 2012 - Endocrine therapy use was highest for women with DCIS treated with breast- conserving surgery plus radiation … therapy (BCS+RT) compared with either mastec- tomy or BCS alone. … ER status, includes mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery (BCS) (recommended in conjunction with radiation … therapy [RT] or mas- tectomy).3 In addition, guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network … The association between treatment with surgery, radiation therapy, and endocrine therapy use was strongly

199. Most Frequent Operating Room Procedures Performed in U.S. Hospitals, 2003–2012 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb186-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) among adults aged 45–84 years had the greatest change in … therapy). … Between 2003 and 2012, the rate of hospital stays with brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) had … therapy). … therapy).

200. Lessons from walking the medical distancing tightrope. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-walking-medical-distancing-tightrope
     October 21, 2020 - August 12, 2020 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service