Analysis of Workflow and Structuring of the Problem Element for Workflow Database Construction of Radiological Technologists in Radiation Therapy
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The work of radiological technologists is changing and more complicated because of the development of medical technology and implementation of information technology (IT). Although the cases of incident and accident have been reported, they have not been comprehensively analyzed in the workflow for radiotherapy. In this study, we visualized the workflow of radiological technologists in radiotherapy and revealed the causes of incidents and accidents. The work process was visualized by drawing workflow map. The structuring of problem was performed with interpretive structural modeling (ISM) method based on graph theory by analyzing of work categorized by safety management. Our results may be able to clarify the work of radiological technologists leads to the reduction of incidents and accidents in radiation therapy.
Authors: Akira Masaoka, Minoru Kawamata, Rikuta Ishigaki, Seiichi Ota, Dai Goko, Takeshi Tsujimoto, Mitsuaki Matsumura, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Takaaki Banno, Noriya Yokohama, Yasuo Okuda
Institutions: Osaka International Cancer Institute, Kyoto College of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japanese Red Cross Society Kyoto Daini Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Tohoku University Hospital, South Miyagi Medical Center, Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
Language: Japanese
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2991355481