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Hands-On Session: Fault Tree Analysis Workshop


R Siochi

P Dunscombe

B Thomadsen




R Siochi1*, P Dunscombe2*, B Thomadsen3*, (1) West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, (2) The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, (3) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

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SU-B-BRD-0 (Sunday, March 8, 2015) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room: Ballroom D


AAPM Task Group 100’s report recommends approaching quality assurance from a broader perspective than traditionally common. Fault tree analysis (FTA) is one of the key methods recommended in the report of TG 100 for understanding failures to help identify mitigation methods. The anatomy of a fault tree will be presented along with descriptions of the key elements. TG 100 techniques will be examined to explain various concepts in the application of FTA. Then, a methodology for addressing faults and handling FTA will be presented with practical examples. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to try a software tool developed for learning to create and use fault-tree analyses with clinically relevant examples. Attendees will also have the opportunity to discuss and create their own fault trees for an example process in radiation oncology.

Learning Objectives:
1. Learn the key elements of fault tree analysis techniques
2. Understand how a fault tree analysis is applied to clinical examples
3. Gain experience through the use a software tool to perform a sample fault tree analysis as part of a group


Funding Support, Disclosures, and Conflict of Interest: Peter Dunscombe: Director of TreatSafely, LLC and the Center for the Assessment of Radiological Sciences Bruce Thomadsen: President of the Center for the Assessment of Radiological Sciences

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