Meeting the challenges imposed by COVID-19: guidance document by the ESTRO Radiation TherapisT Committee (RTTC)
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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.
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- Authors
- Tsang, Y., Duffton, A., Leech, M., Rossi, M., & Scherer, P.
- Affiliations
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (GB)
- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (GB)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NL)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Tsang, Yat
- Venue
- Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 15
- Pages
- 6-10
- ISSN
- 2405-6324 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7242958
- OpenAlex
- W3026973346
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 1.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
- Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, radiotherapy, patient care, remote work, personal protective equipment, infection control, healthcare worker safety, radiotherapy workflow, radiation oncology practice
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