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Review
. 2022 Mar;66(2):249-257.
doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13373.

Quality indicators for radiation oncology

Susan V Harden  1   2 , Kim-Lin Chiew  3   4 , Jeremy Millar  2   5 , Shalini K Vinod  4   6
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Review

Quality indicators for radiation oncology

Susan V Harden et al. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Quality Indicators, based on clinical practice guidelines, have been used in medicine and within oncology to measure quality of care for over twenty years. However, radiation oncology quality indicators are sparse. This article describes the background to the development of current national and international, general and tumour site-specific radiation oncology quality indicators in use. We explore challenges and opportunities to expand their routine prospective collection and feedback to help drive improvements in the quality of care received by people undergoing radiation therapy.

Keywords: benchmarking; clinical key performance indicators; quality indicators; quality measures; radiation oncology; radiotherapy.

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Conceptual framework for the quality of cancer care. Reproduced with permission.
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