The Equivalent Uniform Dose as a severity metric for radiation treatment incidents.
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.
Dunscombe
Peter B
PB
Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N2. peterdun@cancerboard.ab.ca
Iftody
Sandra
S
Ploquin
Nicolas
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Ekaette
Edidiong U
EU
Lee
Robert C
RC
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