20.500.12556/RUL-185697 Patient safety in radiotherapy human factors and error prevention systems Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of modern cancer treatment, offering high precision in tumor targeting while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. Due to the use of high-energy ionizing radiation and highly complex planning and delivery workflows, patient safety represents a critical aspect of radiotherapy practice. This review provides an overview of patient safety in radiotherapy with a particular focus on human factors, sources of error, and system-based error prevention strategies. A narrative literature review was conducted using peer-reviewed articles, international guidelines, and reports on incident learning systems and quality assurance in external beam radiotherapy. The radiotherapy process consists of multiple interdependent stages, including simulation, target delineation, treatment planning, verification, and treatment delivery, each of which carries specific safety risks. Evidence shows that most radiotherapy incidents arise from human and organizational factors such as communication failures, workload, inadequate supervision, and system design issues rather than isolated technical faults. Quality assurance programs, incident reporting systems, patient safety indicators, and international frameworks such as Safety in Radiation Oncology (SAFRON) represent key mechanisms for preventing errors. The integration of technical quality assurance with a strong safety culture and attention to human factors is essential for reducing risk and improving patient outcomes. A system-based approach that emphasizes learning, supervision, and continuous improvement is crucial for maintaining safe radiotherapy practice as treatment technologies continue to evolve. radiotherapy patient safety human factors quality assurance incident learning systems safety culture true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Znanstveno delo 2026-08-18 11:38:07 2026-08-18 11:38:08 2026-08-19 04:05:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 25-31 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616-07 10.55295/PSL.14.2026.I4 288051459 283502339 4+Žarkovič+Lara.pdf 4+Žarkovič+Lara.pdf 1 C9992055501C2799FE501F6147EBED81 5935d996acd07b187cef8893f530eeadf8ed10ddbbbeabb39ad0408e75bc2d85 5bde49d7-9ae8-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244488 https://ebooks.uni-lj.si/ZalozbaUL/catalog/book/940/chapter/4840 1 247eba15-9ae8-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244486 Zdravstvena fakulteta 0 0 0