AAPM working group on cybersecurity report 438: A white paper on cybersecurity management for business continuity in radiology and radiation therapy
A growing number of clinics have experienced disruptions of clinical services due to cyberattacks. To provide continuity of care, medical physicists should work with Information Technology (IT) staff to develop a business continuity plan. Such planning requires the participation of many stakeholders and should include the development of policies and procedures that not only make the clinic more cyber-resilient but also address patient safety and ethics concerns. This report discusses the business continuity planning considerations for radiology and radiation oncology.
Authors
- Samantha Hedrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-7272)
- R Siochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-577X)
- Joshua P. Yung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-5997)
- Tianjun Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5670-8487)
- Peter Balter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-8920)
- J. Howe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1724-3545)
- Bruce Curran
- E Soisson
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- Virginia Department of Health (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
- University of Vermont Medical Center (US)
- Thompson Cancer Survival Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70358
- Primary Topic
- Information and Cyber Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00