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Greg D. Judy, MD, on Safety Incidents in Radiotherapy

2017 Quality Care Symposium

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Greg D. Judy, MD, of UNC Health Care, discusses the contributing factors, and possible fixes, for near-miss and actual safety incidents in patients being treated with radiotherapy.



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