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. 2020 Jun:147:100-102.
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.03.016. Epub 2020 Mar 27.

How should we implement radiotherapy for cancer patients in China during the endemic period of COVID-19?

Wei Wei  1 , Hao Jiang  2 , Weipeng Chen  1 , Yuling Zhou  1 , Shuanshuan Guo  1 , Guihua Zhong  1 , Huaili Zhou  1 , Siyang Wang  1 , Hongyu Zhang  1 , Wen Jiang  3 , Zhi-Gang Liu  4
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How should we implement radiotherapy for cancer patients in China during the endemic period of COVID-19?

Wei Wei et al. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Jun.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Reports on the COVID-19 screening status of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy during the endemic period. A. Surveys on whether patients with negative screening results could receive radiation therapy. *Negative screening results: no fever or nonproductive cough, no endemic area travel history, negative throat swab nucleic acid test, and no typical viral pneumonia presentation on chest CT. All of the test results mentioned above were met. B. Surveys on whether asymptomatic patients with endemic area travel history could receive radiation therapy. C. Surveys on the necessary interval period of cancer patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and cured. D. Surveys on whether newly diagnosed cancer patients could receive radiation therapy during the COVID-19 endemic period.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Issues concerning protective measures during radiotherapy implementation. A. Surveys on whether it is necessary to design an exclusive path to the treatment room. B. Surveys on whether patients should take the stairs instead of using the elevator. C. Surveys on whether it is necessary to disinfect the treatment room during treatment intervals. D. Surveys on the disinfection methods for the treatment room.
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  • COVID-19, radiotherapy and cancer.
    Sriwijitalai W, Wiwanitkit V. Sriwijitalai W, et al. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Aug;149:48. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.023. Epub 2020 Apr 20. Radiother Oncol. 2020. PMID: 32342868 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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