Intervention quality is not routinely assessed in Cochrane systematic reviews of radiation therapy interventions

Ref ID	479
First Author	M. R. Abdul Rahim
Journal	JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING & RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Year Of Publishing	2017
URL	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/1754-9485.12589?download=true
Keywords	• Oncology • Cochrane • Low reporting quality
Problem(s)	• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Intervention not described / defined
Number of systematic reviews included	67
Summary of Findings	Of the 67 Cochrane systematic reviews studied, only two mentioned quality assurance or quality control. The authors conclude that 97% of reviews failed to consider the quality assurance of the interventions in the included studies.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results?	N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?	Yes