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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology2023

IROCA-TES: Improving Quality in Radiation Oncology through Clinical Audits - Training and Education for Standardization.

Julian Malicki, Carla Lopes Castro, Magdalena Fundowicz, Marco Krengli, Carmen Llacer-Moscardo, Sebastian Curcean, Carles Muñoz Montplet, Luisa Carvalho, Ewelina Konstanty, Tania Hernandez Barragan and 15 more

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biomedicines · 2026
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  2. Daily iron supplementation for prevention or treatment of moderate iron deficiency anemia in patients with solid neoplasm, undergoing concurrent radiochemotherapy treatment.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Julian MalickiElectroradiology Department, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Carla Lopes CastroDepartment of Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Portugal.
Magdalena FundowiczRadiotherapy Ward I, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Marco KrengliDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
Carmen Llacer-MoscardoMontpellier Cancer Institute (ICM), Montpellier, France.
Sebastian CurceanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ion Chiricuta Institute of Oncology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Carles Muñoz MontpletDepartment of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Luisa CarvalhoDepartment of Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Portugal.
Ewelina KonstantyMedical Physics Department, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Tania Hernandez BarraganCentro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Carla PisaniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
Istvan LaszloDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ion Chiricuta Institute of Oncology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Miquel Macià GarauDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta Kruszyna-MochalskaMedical Physics Department, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Joana LencartMedical Physics Service & Medical Physics, Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Group CI-IPOP, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto.
Dorota ZwierzchowskaGreater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Alvar Rosello SerranoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
Adelina BrezaeMontpellier Cancer Institute (ICM), Montpellier, France.
Eva Loureiro VarelaDepartment of Information Systems, Catalan Institute of Oncology, (ICO) Barcelona, Spain.
Piotr MileckiRadiotherapy Ward I, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Micol ZannettiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
Ovidiu CozaDepartment of Radiotherapy with High Energies and Brachytherapy, Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Eva GonzalezDepartment of Processes & Quality Management, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
Debora BeldìDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
Ferran GuedeaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Clinical audits are an important tool to objectively assess clinical protocols, procedures, and processes and to detect deviations from good clinical practice. The main aim of this project is to determine adherence to a core set of consensus- based quality indicators and then to compare the institutions in order to identify best practices. Materials and methods: We conduct a multicentre, international clinical audit of six comprehensive cancer centres in Poland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, and Romania as a part of the project, known as IROCATES (Improving Quality in Radiation Oncology through Clinical Audits - Training and Education for Standardization). Results: Radiotherapy practice varies from country to country, in part due to historical, economic, linguistic, and cultural differences. The institutions developed their own processes to suit their existing clinical practice. Conclusions: We believe that this study will contribute to establishing the value of routinely performing multi-institutional clinical audits and will lead to improvement of radiotherapy practice at the participating centres.

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clinical auditquality indicatorsradiotherapy

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PMID37795403
PMCPMC10547405

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