{"product_id":"quality-and-safety-in-radiotherapy-hardback","title":"Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first text to focus solely on quality and safety in radiotherapy, this work encompasses not only traditional, more technically oriented, quality assurance activities, but also general approaches of quality and safety. It includes contributions from experts both inside and outside the field to present a global view. The task of assuring quality is no longer viewed solely as a technical, equipment-dependent endeavor. Instead, it is now recognized as depending on both the processes and the people delivering the service. Divided into seven broad categories, the text covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eQuality Management and Improvement\u003c\/em\u003e includes discussions about lean thinking, process control, and access to services.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003ePatient Safety and Managing Error\u003c\/em\u003e looks at reactive and prospective error management techniques.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eMethods to Assure and Improve Quality\u003c\/em\u003e deals broadly with techniques to monitor, assure, and improve quality. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003ePeople and Quality\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on human factors, changing roles, staffing, and training. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eQuality Assurance in Radiotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the general issues of quality assurance with descriptions of the key systems used to plan and treat patients and includes specific recommendations on the types and frequencies of certain tests. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eQuality Control: Equipment\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQuality Control: Patient-Specific\u003c\/em\u003e provides explicit details of quality control relating to equipment and patient-specific issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently, a transformation of quality and safety in radiotherapy has begun to take place. Among the key drivers of this transformation have been new industrial and systems engineering approaches that have come to the forefront in recent years following revelations of system failures. This book provides an approach to quality that is long needed, one that deals with both human and technical aspects that must be the part of any overall quality improvement program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565419159790,"sku":"9781439804360","price":311.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781439804360.jpg?v=1720678937","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/quality-and-safety-in-radiotherapy-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}