You can read the latest radiotherapy error reports (RTE) and a host of other content in the new edition of the Safer Radiotherapy newsletter published by Public Health England.
The newsletter details RTE data from April to July 2016, and includes the regular ‘Error of the Month’ feature.
This edition also contains a focus on Brachytherapy error review, and a guest column from Pauline Humphrey, Consultant Radiographer for Brachytherapy, and Helen Appleby, Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Physics at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre.
The article outlines a number of specific safety considerations those practicing brachytherapy should consider.