title: Design of site-specific prognostic morbidity-mortality studies and internal outcome focus studies in radiation oncology.
abstract: This research focuses on morbidity-mortality reviews and internal outcome focus studies. Definitions are provided as well as a complete discussion of the ideal parameters to consider when constructing each of these. The implementation of the design characteristics used may be of assistance to a center pursuing achievement of these requirements toward accreditation to exemplify continuous quality improvement in external-beam radiation therapy. The article further provides the educational tools necessary for readers to mature expanded studies from it for advanced site-specific clinical analyses.
authors: Tri-State Regional Cancer Center, Medical Physics Section, Ashland, Kentucky 41101, USA. mgossman@tsrcc.com
authors: Michael S
authors: MS
authors: Gossman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design