Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID-19 era.

Nigel Anderson; Kenton Thompson; Judy Andrews; Brent Chesson; Alison Cray; Damien Phillips; Michelle Ryan; Sally Soteriou; Glenn Trainor; Nilgun Touma

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Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID-19 era.

July 22, 2020

Anderson N, Thompson K, Andrews J, et al. J Med Radiat Sci. 2020;67(3):243-248.

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This article describes the delivery of radiation therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic at one cancer center in Australia, and the risk mitigation strategies used to enhance continuity of care while minimizing the risk of infection among patients and healthcare workers.

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