Feasibility and impact of national peer reviewed clinical audits in radiotherapy departments.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: A national incentive brought about the instauration of systematic clinical audits of all Belgian radiotherapy departments (n = 25) from 2011 to 2015 using the International Atomic Energy Agency QUATRO (Quality Improvement Quality Assurance Team for Radiation Oncology) methodology. The impact of these audits was evaluated and the emitted recommendations originating from the audit reports were analysed to identify areas of weakness on a national basis. METHOD: The QUATRO audits performed in each radiotherapy department gave rise to reports in which each department received a l... Mehr ...