Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on a daily-based outpatient treatment routine: experience of a radiotherapy department of a tertiary public/university hospital in Brazil

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on a daily-based outpatient treatment routine: experience of a radiotherapy department of a tertiary public/university hospital in Brazil

OBJECTIVES: To report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient attendance at a radiotherapy department two months after the implementation of specific policies regarding the pandemic. METHODS: The proposed treatment schemes, favoring hypofractionated schedules, and COVID-19 management strateg...

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Main Authors: Heloisa de Andrade Carvalho, Karina Gondim Moutinho C. Vasconcelos, Herbeni Cardoso Gomes, João Víctor Salvajoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2020-11-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Coronavirus Pandemic
Treatment Policy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322020000100304&tlng=en

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