A survey of radiation treatment planning peer-review activities in a provincial radiation oncology programme: current practice and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe current patterns of practice of radiation oncology peer review within a provincial cancer system, identifying barriers and facilitators to its use with the ultimate aim of process improvement.

Design

A survey of radiation oncology programmes at provincial cancer centres.

Setting

All cancer centres within the province of Ontario, Canada (n=14). These are community-based outpatient facilities overseen by Cancer Care Ontario, the provincial cancer agency.

Participants

A delegate from each radiation oncology programme filled out a single survey based on input from their multidisciplinary team.

Outcome measures

Rated importance of peer review; current utilisation; format of the peer-review process; organisation and timing; case attribut

SUBMITTER: Brundage M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3731715 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature