Applying Normal Accident Theory to radiation oncology: Failures are normal but patient harm can be prevented

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Healthcare Engineering, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: bchera@med.unc.edu.
• ² Division of Healthcare Engineering, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
• ³ Division of Healthcare Engineering, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC.