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Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors.
Williams MV. Br J Radiol. 2007;80:297-301.

The author discusses the lack of a safety culture within the UK radiotherapy community and outlines opportunities for improving reporting, information sharing, and feedback to enhance the safety of radiotherapeutic care.
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