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Figure 9. Framework illustrating sources of errors resulting in patient overexposures and defences to prevent them. The upper line of boxes represent the mistakes in various departments that might lead to an incident, while the second line shows the defences that should be in place to identify errors before they develop into incidents. Background influences that may affect the probability of an incident occurring are also shown. RIS, radiology information system; NM, nuclear medicine.
