Oliver Michael, Pearce Andrew, Stillwaugh Laurie, Leszczynski Konrad
Department of Medical Physics, Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Medical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jun 17;7(5):100896. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2022.100896. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.
Cyberattacks are increasing year after year and many organizations, including hospitals, are becoming targets. Radiation oncology is especially vulnerable because of the reliance on computer and network capabilities to transfer relevant patient information for safe and effective patient treatment. In early 2019, our institution was hit by a ransomware attack that brought down our oncology information system (OIS). Although we were not fully prepared for such an attack, a total of 69 treatment fractions occurred without our OIS thanks to the quick development of a contingency plan and the ability to restore the patients' records. The OIS was recovered by the manufacturer 4 days after the attack. We also have developed a contingency plan and outline important considerations for institutions trying to prepare for unexpected downtime such as a cyberattack.
网络攻击逐年增加，包括医院在内的许多组织正成为攻击目标。放射肿瘤学尤其脆弱，因为它依赖计算机和网络功能来传输相关患者信息，以确保患者得到安全有效的治疗。2019年初，我们机构遭受了一次勒索软件攻击，导致我们的肿瘤信息系统（OIS）瘫痪。尽管我们对这种攻击没有完全做好准备，但由于应急计划的迅速制定以及恢复患者记录的能力，在没有OIS的情况下共进行了69次治疗分次。攻击发生4天后，制造商恢复了OIS。我们还制定了应急计划，并为试图为网络攻击等意外停机情况做准备的机构概述了重要注意事项。
