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Working Group on Medical Errors in Brachytherapy (WGMEB)

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Activities
  1. Evaluate current and future trends with regards to medical errors in brachytherapy.
  2. Work with stakeholders, including regulators and industry, to potentially address and improve the root cause issues related to medical errors in brachytherapy.
  3. Develop practice guidelines on medical error prevention in brachytherapy, provide training and education on error response and lessons learned
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: Not Referenced.
Standing?This is not a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):11/4/2022
Committee Keywords: No Keywords Entered

Board of Directors
Science Council
Therapy Physics Cmte  [Status]
Radiation Therapy Patient Safety SC  [Status]
Working Group on Medical Errors in Brachytherapy  [Status]

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Chairs

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Workgroup Chair

Zoubir Ouhib
Workgroup Chair

2025 Roster

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VOTING AppointmentsThere are 14 voting members.

needs updatingAbby E. Besemer, PhD

10/10/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member
needs updatingIvan M. Buzurovic, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

needs updatingKenneth W. Cashon, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
up-to-dateJessica Clements, MS

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025 Liaison Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Subcommittee (ex officio)

needs updatingJ. Adam M. Cunha, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
needs updatingBrian A. Hrycushko

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

needs updatingSunyoung Jang, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member
needs updatingYixiang Liao, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

needs updatingMahta M. McKee, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
needs updatingZoubir Ouhib, MS

11/4/2022 - 12/31/2025 Workgroup Chair

needs updatingTarun K. Podder, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
needs updatingDaniel J. Scanderbeg, PhD

10/10/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member

needs updatingSamantha J. Simiele, PhD

10/10/2025 - 12/31/2028 Work Group Vice Chair
needs updatingChristopher J. Tien, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 11 non-voting members and guests.

needs updatingLauren Allaire

12/9/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - Elekta (nonvoting)
needs updatingPaul Burns

12/9/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - Sirtex (nonvoting)

needs updatingStavroula  Giannouli Ph.D.

12/27/2022 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - Varian (nonvoting)
needs updatingYuHuei Jessica Huang, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - ABS Liaison (nonvoting)

needs updatingJACOB G. JOHANSEN

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - GEC-ESTRO Liaison (nonvoting)
needs updatingElissa Khoudary

9/17/2025 - 12/31/2026 Guest (nonvoting)

needs updatingAngela Kwon

12/27/2022 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - FDA (nonvoting)
needs updatingJessica R. Lowenstein, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - IROC Liaison (nonvoting)

needs updatingVrinda Narayana, PhD

4/2/2024 - 12/31/2025 Guest (nonvoting)
needs updatingJoel Poder, PhD, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - ABG Liaison (nonvoting)

needs updatingKatherine N. Tapp, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - NRC Liaison (nonvoting)
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