Global availability of dosimetry audits in radiotherapy: The IAEA dosimetry audit networks database

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a database describing activities of dosimetry audit networks (DAN) in radiotherapy. Since 2010 the data on different aspects of the dosimetry audit have been collected. This information has allowed for the analysis and comparison of curre...

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Autores principales: Izewska, Joanna, Lechner, Wolfgang, Wesolowska, Paulina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7807735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33458360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phro.2017.12.002
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Lechner, Wolfgang
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description The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a database describing activities of dosimetry audit networks (DAN) in radiotherapy. Since 2010 the data on different aspects of the dosimetry audit have been collected. This information has allowed for the analysis and comparison of current practices in dosimetry auditing activities worldwide. Overall, 79 organizations in 58 countries confirmed that they offer dosimetry audit services for radiotherapy; however, access of radiotherapy centres to the audit remains insufficient. Increased availability of audits is necessary to improve dosimetry practices, reduce the likelihood of errors and the consequences that would result for patients’ health.
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spelling pubmed-78077352021-01-14 Global availability of dosimetry audits in radiotherapy: The IAEA dosimetry audit networks database Izewska, Joanna Lechner, Wolfgang Wesolowska, Paulina Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol Short Communication The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a database describing activities of dosimetry audit networks (DAN) in radiotherapy. Since 2010 the data on different aspects of the dosimetry audit have been collected. This information has allowed for the analysis and comparison of current practices in dosimetry auditing activities worldwide. Overall, 79 organizations in 58 countries confirmed that they offer dosimetry audit services for radiotherapy; however, access of radiotherapy centres to the audit remains insufficient. Increased availability of audits is necessary to improve dosimetry practices, reduce the likelihood of errors and the consequences that would result for patients’ health. Elsevier 2018-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7807735/ /pubmed/33458360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phro.2017.12.002 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Global availability of dosimetry audits in radiotherapy: The IAEA dosimetry audit networks database
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33458360
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