Quality Indicators in Palliative Radiation Oncology: Development and Pilot Testing

Quality Indicators in Palliative Radiation Oncology: Development and Pilot Testing

Purpose: A quality indicator (QI) is a valuable tool to evaluate the quality of health care systems. In palliative radiation oncology, only a few related QIs have been developed to date. In this study, we sought to develop and pilot test QIs that assess the quality of care in palliative radiation th...

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Main Authors:	Tetsuo Saito, MD, PhD, Naoto Shikama, MD, PhD, Takeo Takahashi, MD, PhD, Misako Miwa, MD, PhD, Kazunari Miyazawa, MD, Hitoshi Wada, MD, PhD, Naoki Nakamura, MD, PhD, Atsunori Yorozu, MD, PhD, Hisayasu Nagakura, MD, Mitsunori Miyashita, RN, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:	Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109421002141

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