Process failure mode and effects analysis for external beam radiotherapy: Introducing a literature-based template and a novel action priority.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The first aim of the study was to create a general template for analyzing potential failures in external beam radiotherapy, EBRT, using the process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA). The second aim was to modify the action priority (AP), a novel prioritization method originally introduced by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), to work with different severity, occurrence, and detection rating systems used in radiation oncology.

Methods and materials

The AIAG PFMEA approach was employed in combination with an extensive literature survey to develop the EBRT-PFMEA template. Subsets of high-risk failure modes found through the literature survey were added to the template where applicable. Our modified AP for radiation oncology (RO AP) was defined using a

SUBMITTER: Kornek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384953 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature