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Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic
INTRODUCTION: Following the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological practice has undergone changes with radiotherapy (RT) treatments playing a key role. Although several experiences have been published, the aim of this...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9308500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35910079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40336-022-00513-9 |
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author | Piras, Antonio Venuti, Valeria D’Aviero, Andrea Cusumano, Davide Pergolizzi, Stefano Daidone, Antonino Boldrini, Luca |
author_facet | Piras, Antonio Venuti, Valeria D’Aviero, Andrea Cusumano, Davide Pergolizzi, Stefano Daidone, Antonino Boldrini, Luca |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Following the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological practice has undergone changes with radiotherapy (RT) treatments playing a key role. Although several experiences have been published, the aim of this review is to summarize the current evidence after 2 years of pandemic to provide useful conclusions for clinicians. METHODS: A Pubmed/MEDLINE and Embase systematic review was conducted. The search strategy was “Covid AND Radiotherapy” and only original articles in the English language were considered. RESULTS: A total of 2.733 papers were obtained using the mentioned search strategy. After the complete selection process, a total of 281 papers were considered eligible for the analysis of the results. DISCUSSION: RT has played a key role in Covid-19 pandemic as it has proved more resilient than surgery and chemotherapy. The impact of the accelerated use of hypofractionated RT and telemedicine will make these strategies central also in the post-pandemic period. |
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spelling | pubmed-93085002022-07-25 Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic Piras, Antonio Venuti, Valeria D’Aviero, Andrea Cusumano, Davide Pergolizzi, Stefano Daidone, Antonino Boldrini, Luca Clin Transl Imaging Systematic Review INTRODUCTION: Following the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological practice has undergone changes with radiotherapy (RT) treatments playing a key role. Although several experiences have been published, the aim of this review is to summarize the current evidence after 2 years of pandemic to provide useful conclusions for clinicians. METHODS: A Pubmed/MEDLINE and Embase systematic review was conducted. The search strategy was “Covid AND Radiotherapy” and only original articles in the English language were considered. RESULTS: A total of 2.733 papers were obtained using the mentioned search strategy. After the complete selection process, a total of 281 papers were considered eligible for the analysis of the results. DISCUSSION: RT has played a key role in Covid-19 pandemic as it has proved more resilient than surgery and chemotherapy. The impact of the accelerated use of hypofractionated RT and telemedicine will make these strategies central also in the post-pandemic period. Springer International Publishing 2022-07-23 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9308500/ /pubmed/35910079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40336-022-00513-9 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Systematic Review Piras, Antonio Venuti, Valeria D’Aviero, Andrea Cusumano, Davide Pergolizzi, Stefano Daidone, Antonino Boldrini, Luca Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title | Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title_full | Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title_fullStr | Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title_short | Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
title_sort | covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic |
topic | Systematic Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9308500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35910079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40336-022-00513-9 |
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