Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience
Starting from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has been a catastrophic epidemic involving many countries worldwide. After China, Italy has been heavily affected, and severe measures to limit the spread of the virus have been taken in the last weeks. Radiation oncology departments must guarantee optimal canc...
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2020-11-01
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| Series: | Advances in Radiation Oncology |
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| author | Marco Krengli, MD Eleonora Ferrara, MD Federico Mastroleo, MD Marco Brambilla, PhD Umberto Ricardi, MD |
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| description | Starting from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has been a catastrophic epidemic involving many countries worldwide. After China, Italy has been heavily affected, and severe measures to limit the spread of the virus have been taken in the last weeks. Radiation oncology departments must guarantee optimal cancer treatments even in such a challenging scenario of an ongoing aggressive epidemic. Adopted preventive measures and recommendations are highlighted for patients, professionals, and clinical operations to minimize the risk of infection while safely treating patients with cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e79e8ca75ca4ea287405c6f222fee932022-12-21T22:44:58ZengElsevierAdvances in Radiation Oncology2452-10942020-11-01536Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian ExperienceMarco Krengli, MD0Eleonora Ferrara, MD1Federico Mastroleo, MD2Marco Brambilla, PhD3Umberto Ricardi, MD4Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità,” Novara, Italy; Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Corresponding author: Marco Krengli, MDDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità,” Novara, ItalyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità,” Novara, Italy; Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyDepartment of Medical Physics, University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità,” Novara, ItalyDepartment of Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, ItalyStarting from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has been a catastrophic epidemic involving many countries worldwide. After China, Italy has been heavily affected, and severe measures to limit the spread of the virus have been taken in the last weeks. Radiation oncology departments must guarantee optimal cancer treatments even in such a challenging scenario of an ongoing aggressive epidemic. Adopted preventive measures and recommendations are highlighted for patients, professionals, and clinical operations to minimize the risk of infection while safely treating patients with cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109420302748 |
| spellingShingle | Marco Krengli, MD Eleonora Ferrara, MD Federico Mastroleo, MD Marco Brambilla, PhD Umberto Ricardi, MD Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience Advances in Radiation Oncology |
| title | Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience |
| title_full | Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience |
| title_fullStr | Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience |
| title_short | Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience |
| title_sort | running a radiation oncology department at the time of coronavirus an italian experience |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109420302748 |
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