Analyze the separate steps
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Identify failure modes in process
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3 factors associated with each mode:
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Probability
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Likelihood of occurrence
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Event happening to 1% of patients (score 1), all (score 10)
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Detectability
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How likely are we to catch the event?
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Easy catch (score 1), almost impossible to detect (score 10)
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Severity
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What is the consequence if it reaches the patient?
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Causes discomfort or inconvenience (score 1), dose difference >
20%, injury or death (score 10).
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Calculate Risk Probability Number (RPN)
SBRT 2015 - D. Verellen
33