Advanced Skills in Modern Radiotherapy 2018

Definitions

Incident •

Any unintended event, including operating errors, equipment failures, initiating events, accident precursors, near misses or other mishaps, or unauthorized act, malicious or non-malicious, the consequences or potential consequences of which are not negligible from the point of view of protection or safety. (IAEA Safety Glossary, 2007) Radiation incident • The delivery of radiation during a course of RT is other than intended by prescription, and could have or did result in unnecessary harm to the patient. (Towards safer radiotherapy, BJR 2008) Incident • An unplanned , undesired event that hinders completion of a task and may cause injury, illness, or property damage or some combination of all three in varying degrees from minor to catastrophic. Unplanned and undesired do not mean unable to prevent. Unintended does not mean unable to prevent!