title: [What is risk management?].
abstract: Medical accidents recently have become a social problem as a result of the old-fashioned hospital system in Japan. Therefore, risk management for medical procedures has been considered very important. In the field of radiotherapy, specific characteristics include the management of radiation and the triangular relationship between patients, referred doctors, and radiation oncologists. In future, the difference between incident and accident in radiotherapy should be clearly defined by the Society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000639:trends; D011835:Radiation Protection; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000639:trends; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends