2016 Risk Course Book

Taxonomies and Severity Scales

The US system is based on a structure in which safety barriers are explicitly identified

4. Pre-Treatment Review and Verification SB 4.1 Physics plan review SB 4.2 Independent dose calculation

4.3 Plan data transfer to treatment unit 4.4 Verification of parameters at treatment unit

SB SB SB SB SB

4.5 Pretreatment patient specific plan measurement (e.g. IMRT QA)

4.6 Physics verification/approval

4.7 Physician plan peer review (e.g. chart rounds)

4.8 Therapists chart check 4.9 Other

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