RO-ILS: Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System® is a free program that allows practices across the country to contribute patient safety data to a national database via an online portal. The program is tied to a patient safety organization which provides accompanying confidentiality and privilege protections outlined in the federal Patient Safety Act. The mission of RO-ILS is to facilitate safer and higher quality care in radiation oncology by providing a mechanism for shared learning in a secure and non-punitive environment. There is no cost to enroll or participate in RO-ILS thanks to the generous financial contributions of sponsors ASTRO and AAPM and supporters including AAMD.
Safety experts mine the national database and develop education for the radiation oncology community. RO-ILS education includes safety notices, case studies, themed reports, and aggregate data reports.
Recent RO-ILS education of particular interest to dosimetrists includes:
New RO-ILS Case Study 15 describes brachytherapy applicator digitalization.
New RO-ILS Case Study 14 describes the limitations of a plan sum and offers 8 mitigation strategies.
RO-ILS Errors: What Dosimetrists Can Learn From The National Database: Handouts from the AAMD 2021 Annual Meeting presentation.
Safety is No Accident is a comprehensive reference guide describing the radiation oncology process of care,
the clinical team, safety initiatives and tools and quality management. The document was updated in 2019 and is endorsed by AAMD.
AAMD endorsed or reviewed the following safety-focused documents:
For AAMD documents and presentations, select the “Safety” topic in the Resource Database.