Radiation therapy considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Literature review and expert opinions

J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 May;21(5):6-12. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12898. Epub 2020 May 14.

Authors

Pranshu Mohindra^#¹, Courtney R Buckey^#², Shifeng Chen^#¹, Terence T Sio^#², Yi Rong³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California-Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; World Health Organization; coronavirus; quality assurance; radiotherapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Communicable Disease Control
Humans
Neoplasms* / complications
Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
New York City
Pandemics* / prevention & control
Patient Safety
Quality Control
Radiotherapy* / methods
Radiotherapy* / standards
SARS-CoV-2
United States
World Health Organization