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STUDY

Effect of computerized physician order entry on radiologic examination order indication quality.

Schneider E, Franz W, Spitznagel R, Bascom DA, Obuchowski NA. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1036-1038.

COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety in radiation oncology.

Hendee WR, Herman MG. Med Phys. 2011;38:78-82.

COMMENTARY

Practice advisory on anesthetic care for magnetic resonance imaging: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Anesthetic Care for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Anesthesiology. 2009;110:459-479.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Safety considerations for IMRT.

Moran JM, Dempsey M, Eisbruch A, et al. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2011;1(suppl 1):1-33.

COMMENTARY

Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action.

Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, Deweese T, Ford E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:291-299.

STUDY

Analysis and prioritization of near-miss adverse events in a radiology department.

Thornton RH, Miransky J, Killen AR, Solomon SB, Brody LA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196:1120-1124.

STUDY

The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy.

Chan AJ, Islam MK, Rosewall T, Jaffray DA, Easty AC, Cafazzo JA. Radiother Oncol. 2010;97:596-600.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

STUDY

New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues in radiation oncology.

Amols HI. Health Phys. 2008;95:658-665.

COMMENTARY

Rethinking peer review: what aviation can teach radiology about performance improvement.

Larson DB, Nance JJ. Radiology. 2011;259:626-632.

STUDY

Disclosing harmful mammography errors to patients.

Gallagher TH, Cook AJ, Brenner RJ, et al. Radiology. 2009;253:443-452.

COMMENTARY

Image Gently, Step Lightly: promoting radiation safety in pediatric interventional radiology.

Sidhu M, Goske MJ, Connolly B, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010;195:W299-W301.

STUDY

Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes.

Boadu M, Rehani MM. Radiother Oncol. 2009;93:609-617.

STUDY

Improving team performance during the preprocedure time-out in pediatric interventional radiology.

Gottumukkala R, Street M, Fitzpatrick M, Tatineny P, Duncan JR. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:387-394.

COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a comprehensive patient safety program.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Semin Ultrasound CT MRI. 2010;31:67-70.

COMMENTARY

Human factors and systems engineering approach to patient safety for radiotherapy.

Rivera AJ, Karsh B-T. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008;71:S174-S177.

COMMENTARY

Quality initiatives: developing a radiology quality and safety program: a primer.

Johnson CD, Krecke KN, Roberts RM, Denham C. Radiographics. 2009;29:951-959.

STUDY

Time trends in pulmonary embolism in the United States: evidence of overdiagnosis.

Wiener RS, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:831-837.

COMMENTARY

A 60-year-old man with delayed care for a renal mass.

Schiff GD. JAMA. 2011;305:1890-1898.

STUDY

Peer review comments augment diagnostic error characterization and departmental quality assurance: 1-year experience from a children's hospital.

Iyer RS, Swanson JO, Otto RK, Weinberger E. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013;200:132-137.

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