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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Key Finding: UK Radiotherapy Safety Analysis Reveals 13% Rise in Reported Incidents

Key Finding: UK Radiotherapy Safety Analysis Reveals 13% Rise in Reported Incidents

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UK government analysis reveals 13% increase in voluntarily reported radiotherapy incidents, with treatment delivery errors comprising 42% of safety events. Structured safety briefings correlate with 23% reduction in incident rates.
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UK radiotherapy departments with structured safety briefings report 23% fewer incidents than those without formal protocols. Treatment delivery errors account for 42% of reported safety events.

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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