Radiotherapy in Southern Italy at the time of COVID-19: options for radiation oncology units.

Donato PezzullaGabriella MacchiaFrancesco TaccariGiovanna SticcaFrancesco Deodato

Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2020)

This management experience of a radiotherapy unit in Southern Italy could serve as a useful example for the future. In fact, in the steady state of infection many centers may face epidemiologically contagious numbers similar to those that we currently have in our region. These numbers require the maintenance of alert and precautionary measures which in our case seem to have worked.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
coronavirus disease
radiation induced
sars cov
radiation therapy
current status
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma