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. 2020 Sep:15:6-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 22.

Meeting the challenges imposed by COVID-19: Guidance document by the ESTRO Radiation TherapisT Committee (RTTC)

Yat Tsang  1 , Aileen Duffton  2 , Michelle Leech  3 , Maddalena Rossi  4 , Philipp Scherer  5 ; ESTRO RTTC
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Meeting the challenges imposed by COVID-19: Guidance document by the ESTRO Radiation TherapisT Committee (RTTC)

Yat Tsang et al. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

COVID-19 - a novel coronavirus was firstly reported in December 2019. In response to threats imposed by COVID-19, the European society for radiotherapy and oncology Radiation TherapisT Committee (ESTRO RTTC) prepared this document in conjunction with an infographic with four main domains: patient care, RTT workflow, remote working and RT practice. In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, RTTs should be empowered with appropriate guidance and personal protection equipment in order to provide a safe radiotherapy service by limiting potential viral exposure to patients, healthcare workers and general public.

Keywords: COVID-19; RTT; Radiotherapy.

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The Infographic of COVID-19 recommendations for radiation therapists (RTTs) by the ESTRO RTT committee.
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