[Quality and safety management for radiotherapy]

Abstract

Quality and safety management have been implemented for many years in healthcare structures (hospitals treating cancer, private radiotherapy centres). Their structure and formalization have improved progressively over time. These recommendations aim at describing the link between quality and safety management through its organization scheme based on quality-safety policy, process approach, document management and quality measurement. Dedicated tools, such as experience feedback, a priori risk mapping, to-do-lists and check-lists are shown as examples and recommended as routine practice.

Keywords: Gestion; Management; Process; Processus; Quality; Qualité; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; Risques; Safety.