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

Stephanie A. Terezakis; Peter Pronovost; Kendra Harris; Theodore Deweese; Eric Ford

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

January 22, 2017

Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(7):291-9.

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This commentary describes strategies to improve safety in radiation oncology therapy.

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