Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10918247 | Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In 2011 the European Commission launched a tender to develop guidelines for risk analysis of accidental and unintended exposures in external beam radiotherapy. This tender was awarded to a consortium of 6 institutions, including the ESTRO, in late 2011. The project, denominated “ACCIRAD”, recently finished the data collection phase. Data were collected by surveys administered in 38 European countries. Results indicate non-uniform implementation of event registration and classification, as well as incomplete or zero implementation of risk assessment and events analysis. Based on the survey results and analysis thereof, project leaders are currently drafting proposed guidelines entitled “Guidelines for patient safety in external beam radiotherapy - Guidelines on risk assessment and analysis of adverse-error events and near misses”. The present article describes the aims and current status of the project, including results of the surveys.
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Authors
Julian Malicki, Ritva Bly, Mireille Bulot, Jean-Luc Godet, Andreas Jahnen, Marco Krengli, Philippe Maingon, Carlos Prieto Martin, Kamila Przybylska, Agnieszka SkrobaÅa, Marc Valero, Hannu Jarvinen,