The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy.

Alvita J. Chan; Mohammad K. Islam; Tara Rosewall; David A. Jaffray; Anthony C. Easty; Joseph A. Cafazzo

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The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy.

December 22, 2010

Chan AJ, Islam MK, Rosewall T, et al. Radiother Oncol. 2010;97(3):596-600.

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This ethnographic field study demonstrated the opportunities to apply human factors methods in the design of radiation therapy systems.

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