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Klappentext Provides an authoritative and evidence-based guide to the understanding and implementation of quality and safety procedures in radiation oncology practice. Chapter topics range from fundamental concepts of value and quality to commissioning technology and the use of metrics. They include perspectives on quality and safety from the patient! third-party payers! and government. Zusammenfassung Provides an authoritative and evidence-based guide to the understanding and implementation of quality and safety procedures in radiation oncology practice. Chapter topics range from fundamental concepts of value and quality to commissioning technology and the use of metrics. They include perspectives on quality and safety from the patient, third-party payers, and government. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Basic Concepts in Quality, Value, and Safety Tim R. Williams 1. Introduction to Concepts in Quality, Value, and Safety for Health Care Systems Tim R. Williams and Alex Bastian 2. Defining Value, American Style Alex Bastian, Yohan Cho, and Tim R. Williams 3. Defining Value in European Health Care Systems Alex Bastian, Yohan Cho, and Tim R. Williams 4. Systems Engineering and Process Control Ajay Kapur and Louis Potters 5. Error Prevention and Risk Management Suzanne B. Evans and Derek Brown 6. Quality, Value, and the Assessment of New Technology Ronald C. Chen, James R. Broughman, and Jeff M. Michalski Part II. Quality in Radiation Physics Eric C. Ford 7. Equipment and Software: Commissioning From the Quality and Safety Perspective Indra J. Das and Aaron Andersen 8. Equipment, Software, and Techniques for Quality Assurance Baozhou Sun and Eric E. Klein 9. Quality Considerations in External Beam Radiotherapy Simulation and Treatment Planning Eric C. Ford 10. Quality Considerations in Brachytherapy R. Adam B. Bayliss and Bruce R. Thomadsen 11. Quality Considerations in Proton and Particle Therapy Brian Winey, Benjamin Clasie, and Yuting Lin 12. Quality Assurance and Verification of Treatment Bernard L. Jones and Moyed Miften 13. Plan Quality: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Kevin L. Moore 14. Special Procedures and Equipment H. Harold Li, Michael B. Altman, and H. Omar Wooten 15. Individual Patient-Based Peer Review for Photon and Proton Therapy Genevieve M. Maquilan, Henry K. Tsai, and Hiral P. Fontanilla 16. Technical Issues of Safety in a Resource-Limited Environment Mary Coffey and Ola Holmberg Part III. Quality in the Clinical Practice Setting Adam P. Dicker 17. Creating a Culture of Safety and Empowerment Dennis R. Delisle and Nicholas A. Thompson 18. Clinical Testing of Quality and Safety Measures Kevin L. Moore and Arno J. Mundt 19. Quality and Safety Training in Graduate Medical Education Erin F. Gillespie, Derek Brown, and Arno J. Mundt 20. Training: How to Teach Quality and Safety Laura A. Doyle, Amy S. Harrison, and Yan Yu 21. Making Metrics Matter Amy S. Harrison, Laura A. Doyle, and Yan Yu 22. The Patient Perspective on Quality and the Role of the Patient in Safety Suzanne B. Evans and Sharon Rogers 23. The Impact of Incidents: Reporting, Investigating, and Improving Jennifer L. John...
