title: The Equivalent Uniform Dose as a severity metric for radiation treatment incidents.
abstract: In allocating resources within a risk management program, ideally we would like to know both the probabilities and consequences of potential incidents. We simulate, on a treatment planning computer, several commonly reported incidents in radiation treatment and explore their consequences for the EUDs of targets and organs at risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N2. peterdun@cancerboard.ab.ca
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Dunscombe
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iftody
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ploquin
authors.forename: Edidiong U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Ekaette
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000528:radiation effects; D001940:Breast / Q000528:radiation effects; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011467:Prostate / Q000528:radiation effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal; D018570:Risk Assessment