COVID-19 and radiation oncology: the experience of a two-phase plan within a single institution in central Italy.
Luciana CaravattaConsuelo RosaMaria Bernadette Di SciascioAndrea Tavella ScaringiAngelo Di PillaLucia Anna UrsiniMaria TaraborrelliAnnamaria VinciguerraAntonietta AugurioMonica Di TommasoMarianna TrignaniMarianna NuzzoMaria Daniela FalcoAndrea De NicolaNico AdoranteFabiola PataniGiuseppe CentofantiLucrezia GaspariniDavid FascioloFiorella Cristina Di GuglielmoCecilia BonfiglioMarzia BorgiaGabriella CaravaggioStefano MarcucciConsalvo TurchiDomenico MancinelliStephanie SartoriThomas SchaelAngelo MuragliaSergio CaputiClaudio D'AmarioNicoletta VerìDomenico GenovesiPublished in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2020)
During both phases of the COVID-19 emergency, the planned model used in our own experience guaranteed both continuity in radiotherapy treatments whilst neither reducing workload nor interrupting treatment and, as such, it ensured the safety of cancer patients, hospital environments and staff.