title: [Fingerprints identification of radiotherapy patients].
abstract: The identification of patient plays a key role in the quality and safety of radiotherapy. It does impact on all professional staff and on patients. After the regulatory authority approval (Cnil), a pilot study has been performed on 1901 patients. Acceptance has been very high (>93%) with a low risk of misidentification (<0.1%). The next step will be to implement and test a bimodal system in order to improve registration capacity and sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de radiothérapie, centre Oscar-Lambret, université Lille II, Lille, France. e-lartigau@o-lambret.fr
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Lartigau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Audebaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dewitte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giscard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leclercq
mesh_terms: D056667:Biometric Identification / Q000379:methods*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000379:methods*; D011878:Radiotherapy