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COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors.

Williams MV. Br J Radiol. 2007;80:297-301.

COMMENTARY

Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice.

Baeza M. Ann ICRP. 2012;41:179-187.

STUDY

Undiagnosed breast cancer at MR imaging: analysis of causes.

Pages EB, Millet I, Hoa D, Doyon FC, Taourel P. Radiology. 2012;264:40-50.

STUDY

Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology.

Mazur LM, Mosaly PR, Jackson M, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83:e571-e576.

BOOK/REPORT

Unintended exposure of patient Lisa Norris during radiotherapy treatment at the Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow in January 2006.

Johnson AM. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Executive; 2006.

STUDY

Modern palliative radiation treatment: do complexity and workload contribute to medical errors?

D'Souza N, Holden L, Robson S, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;84:e43-e48.

REVIEW

Radiologic errors and malpractice: a blurry distinction.

Berlin L. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;189:517-522.

STUDY

CT for suspected appendicitis in children: an analysis of diagnostic errors.

Taylor GA, Callahan MJ, Rodriguez D, Smink DS. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:331-337.

REVIEW

An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

CT brain perfusion scans safety investigation: initial notification.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 9, 2009.

STUDY

Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

Petinaux B, Bhat R, Boniface K, Aristizabal J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:18-25.

STUDY

Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions.

Heck RK, O'Malley AM, Kellum EL, Donovan TB, Ellzey A, Witte DA. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2007;459:28-33.

COMMENTARY

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

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

STUDY

Autopsy as a quality control measure for radiology, and vice versa.

Murken DR, Ding M, Branstetter BF IV, Nichols L. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012;199:394-401.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Taking risky business out of the MRI suite.

Rozovsky FA, Gilk TB, Latino RJ. Mater Manag Health Care. 2006;15:18-23.

STUDY

Prevention of a wrong-location misadministration through the use of an intradepartmental incident learning system.

Ford EC, Smith K, Harris K, Terezakis S. Med Phys. 2012;39:6968-6971.

STUDY

The effect of clinical history on accuracy of electrocardiograph interpretation among doctors working in emergency departments.

Cruz MF, Edwards J, Dinh DM, Barnes EH. Med J Aust. 2012;197:161-165.

STUDY

One-stop diagnostic breast clinics: how often are breast cancers missed?

Britton P, Duffy SW, Sinnatamby R, et al. Br J Cancer. 2009;100:1873-1878.

REVIEW

Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.

Odle TG, Rosier N. Albuquerque, NM: American Society of Radiologic Technologists Education and Research Foundation; 2012.

STUDY

Diagnostic errors with inserted tubes, lines and catheters in children.

Fuentealba I, Taylor GA. Pediatr Radiol. 2012;42:1305-1315.

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