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THERP and HEART integrated methodology for human error assessment

Francesco CastigliaElio Angelo TomarchioMariarosa Giardina

subject

RadiationComputer scienceProcess (engineering)Medical cyclotronHuman errorFuzzy setTechnique for Human Error Rate PredictionFuzzy logicReliability engineeringIdentification (information)PETRadiotherapy treatmentRadiopharmaceuticalsRadioactive air effluentSettore ING-IND/19 - Impianti Nucleari

description

Abstract THERP and HEART integrated methodology is proposed to investigate accident scenarios that involve operator errors during high-dose-rate (HDR) treatments. The new approach has been modified on the basis of fuzzy set concept with the aim of prioritizing an exhaustive list of erroneous tasks that can lead to patient radiological overexposures. The results allow for the identification of human errors that are necessary to achieve a better understanding of health hazards in the radiotherapy treatment process, so that it can be properly monitored and appropriately managed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-11-01
10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.12.012http://hdl.handle.net/10447/103941