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

Neil D'Souza; Lori Holden; Sheila Robson; Kathy Mah; Lisa Di Prospero; Shun Wong; Edward Chow; Jacqueline Spayne

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

December 4, 2016

D'Souza N, Holden L, Robson S, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;84(1):e43-8.

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More complex treatments and increased provider workload were associated with errors in palliative radiation treatment.

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