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Response to comment on “QA procedures in radiation therapy are outdated and negatively impact the reduction of errors” [Med. Phys. 38, 5835 (2011)]

2012; Wiley; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1118/1.3679337

2473-4209

Howard Amols, Eric Klein,

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

As Mr. Hager points out, the primary cause of the Therac-25 accidents was bad software design plus inadequate regulatory oversight rather than “physics errors” as implied in our article. We apologize for this misrepresentation.