The New Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice: The Emerging Role of Clinical Peer Review for Radiation Therapists and Medical Dosimetrists

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Medical Dosimetry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meddos.2010.09.002· OSTI ID:21486876

Adams, Robert D; Marks, Lawrence B ^[1]; Pawlicki, Todd ^[2]; Hayman, James ^[3]; Church, Jessica ^[3]

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1. UNC Department of Radiation Oncology, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

The concept of peer review for radiation therapists and medical dosimetrists has been studied very little in radiation oncology practice. The purpose of this manuscript is to analyze the concept of peer review in the clinical setting for both radiation therapists and medical dosimetrists. The literature reviewed both the percentages and causes of radiation therapy deviations. The results indicate that peer review can be both implemented and evaluated into both the radiation therapist and medical dosimetrist clinical practice patterns.

• OSTI ID: 21486876
• Journal Information: Medical Dosimetry, Vol. 35, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2010.09.002; PII: S0958-3947(10)00131-7; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0958-3947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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