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Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries
Radiation therapy (RT) is considered one of the cornerstone modalities of treatment for different cancer types. The preparation and delivery of RT requires a number of staff members from different disciplines within the radiation oncology department. Since the emergence of the corona virus disease 2...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464461/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34616794 http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7292 |
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author | Abuhijla, Fawzi Abuhijlih, Ramiz Mohamad, Issa |
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description | Radiation therapy (RT) is considered one of the cornerstone modalities of treatment for different cancer types. The preparation and delivery of RT requires a number of staff members from different disciplines within the radiation oncology department. Since the emergence of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, RT, similar to other cancer care modalities, has been adapted to minimize patient and staff exposure without compromising the oncological outcomes. This was reflected in the dramatic practice changes that occurred in the past year to address the lockdown restrictions and fulfill the infection control requirements. RT practices differ across regions based on financial and training levels, and developing countries with limited resources have struggled to maintain radiation treatment services at a level equivalent to that in developed countries while following pandemic control guidelines. The response during the COVID-19 pandemic varied between developing countries according to the infection rate and RT technological capabilities. In this editorial, we review recently published articles addressing radiotherapy practice reports during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries. |
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spelling | pubmed-84644612021-10-05 Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries Abuhijla, Fawzi Abuhijlih, Ramiz Mohamad, Issa World J Clin Cases Editorial Radiation therapy (RT) is considered one of the cornerstone modalities of treatment for different cancer types. The preparation and delivery of RT requires a number of staff members from different disciplines within the radiation oncology department. Since the emergence of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, RT, similar to other cancer care modalities, has been adapted to minimize patient and staff exposure without compromising the oncological outcomes. This was reflected in the dramatic practice changes that occurred in the past year to address the lockdown restrictions and fulfill the infection control requirements. RT practices differ across regions based on financial and training levels, and developing countries with limited resources have struggled to maintain radiation treatment services at a level equivalent to that in developed countries while following pandemic control guidelines. The response during the COVID-19 pandemic varied between developing countries according to the infection rate and RT technological capabilities. In this editorial, we review recently published articles addressing radiotherapy practice reports during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries. Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021-09-06 2021-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8464461/ /pubmed/34616794 http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7292 Text en ©The Author(s) 2021. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Editorial Abuhijla, Fawzi Abuhijlih, Ramiz Mohamad, Issa Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title | Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title_full | Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title_fullStr | Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title_short | Radiation oncology practice during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries |
title_sort | radiation oncology practice during covid-19 pandemic in developing countries |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464461/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34616794 http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7292 |
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