As clinical technology advances rapidly, risk management in radiotherapy is expanding far beyond traditional quality assurance. From defending against cyber threats to integrating complex equipment and shifting away from a culture of blame, department teams face a new landscape of operational challenges.

In this video discussion, our ROSQ (Radiation Oncology Safety and Quality) experts, Petra Reijnders, Brendan McClean, and  Samuel Peters, explore critical strategies for building true clinical resilience:

• Beyond "Plug-and-Play": Overcoming misconceptions about new technology integration.
• Cybersecurity as Patient Safety: Developing actionable business continuity plans to protect patient care during network outages and ransomware attacks.
• Practical Risk Management Tools: Practical advice for adopting FMEA, Bowtie, and PRISMA methodologies in daily practice.
• Building a Just Culture: Shifting from blame to systemic learning to encourage open incident reporting.

Watch Video: What Real Radiotherapy Safety Requires Today

This video was recorded during the ESTRO Risk Management Course in Erlangen, with Petra and Brendan as co-directors and Samuel on the faculty.

For a deeper dive into the key takeaways from the course, read the full course report here.