Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes.

Mary Boadu; Madan Mohan Rehani

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Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes.

January 4, 2010

Boadu M, Rehani MM. Radiother Oncol. 2009;93(3):609-17.

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This study used root cause analysis methodology to identify system factors leading to excess radiation exposure in patients undergoing radiotherapy.

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