Medical College of Wisconsin, Rochester, Minnesota.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Pract Radiat Oncol. 2011 Jan-Mar;1(1):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2010.11.003. Epub 2011 Jan 14.
Beginning in the 1990s, and emphasized in 2000 with the release of an Institute of Medicine report, health care providers and institutions have dedicated time and resources to reducing errors that impact the safety and well-being of patients. However, in January 2010, the first of a series of articles appeared in The New York Times that described errors in radiation oncology that grievously impacted patients. In response, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the American Society for Radiation Oncology sponsored a working meeting entitled "Safety in Radiation Therapy: A Call to Action." The meeting attracted 400 attendees, including medical physicists, radiation oncologists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists, hospital administrators, regulators, and representatives of equipment manufacturers. The meeting was co-hosted by 14 organizations in the United States and Canada. The meeting yielded 20 recommendations that provided a pathway to reducing errors and improving patient safety in radiation therapy facilities everywhere.
从 20 世纪 90 年代开始，到 2000 年发布医学研究所报告时得到强调，医疗服务提供者和医疗机构都投入了时间和资源来减少影响患者安全和健康的错误。然而，2010 年 1 月，《纽约时报》上发表了一系列文章中的第一篇，描述了放射肿瘤学中的错误，这些错误严重影响了患者。对此，美国医学物理学家协会和美国放射肿瘤学会主办了一次题为“放射治疗安全：行动呼吁”的工作会议。会议吸引了 400 名与会者，包括医学物理学家、放射肿瘤学家、医学剂量师、放射治疗师、医院管理人员、监管机构以及设备制造商的代表。会议由美国和加拿大的 14 个组织共同主办。会议提出了 20 项建议，为减少世界各地放射治疗设施中的错误和提高患者安全性提供了途径。
