A comprehensive quality assurance program for personnel and procedures in radiation oncology: value of voluntary error reporting and checklists.

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A comprehensive quality assurance program for personnel and procedures in radiation oncology: value of voluntary error reporting and checklists.

August 7, 2013

Kalapurakal JA, Zafirovski A, Smith J, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013;86(2):241-248.

Implementation of a safety system that included a voluntary error reporting system and structured checklists significantly reduced the error rate in an academic radiation oncology department.

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