Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on practice in European radiation oncology centers

ESTRO surveyed European radiation oncology department heads to evaluate the impact of COVID-19. Telemedicine was used in 78% of the departments, and 60% reported a decline in patient volume. Use of protective measures was implemented on a large scale, but shortages of personal protective equipment w...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Radiotherapy and oncology 2020-09, Vol.150, p.40-42
Main Authors: Slotman, Berend J., Lievens, Yolande, Poortmans, Philip, Cremades, Valerie, Eichler, Thomas, Wakefield, Daniel Victor, Ricardi, Umberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
COVID-19 Rapid Letter
Covid19
Departments
Europe - epidemiology
Hospital Departments
Humans
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Organization
Pandemics
Patient Selection
Personal Protective Equipment - supply & distribution
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Radiation Oncology - methods
Radiation Oncology - organization & administration
Radiation Oncology - statistics & numerical data
Radiotherapy
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data
Time-to-Treatment
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:ESTRO surveyed European radiation oncology department heads to evaluate the impact of COVID-19. Telemedicine was used in 78% of the departments, and 60% reported a decline in patient volume. Use of protective measures was implemented on a large scale, but shortages of personal protective equipment were present in more than half of the departments.
ISSN:0167-8140
1879-0887
DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2020.06.007