Low-dose radiotherapy for COVID-19 pneumonia treatment: case report, procedure, and literature review

R Del Castillo, D Martinez, GJ Sarria, L Pinillos… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2020 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has set the emergency services in
developing countries on major alert, as the installed response capacities are easily …

How should we implement radiotherapy for cancer patients in China during the endemic period of COVID-19?

W Wei, H Jiang, W Chen, Y Zhou, S Guo… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - thegreenjournal.com
Since December 2019, an increasing number of cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Low dose radiation therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia: A double-edged sword

A Kefayat, F Ghahremani - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pneumonia is a devastating disease without any approved treatment until
now [1]. Kirkby and Mackenzie discussed the potential of lungs low dose radiation therapy …

Changes in radiotherapy practice during COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey: A report from the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology

Y Anacak, C Onal, G Ozyigit, F Agaoglu… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - thegreenjournal.com
COVID-19 outbreak forced significant changes in the management of non-communicable
diseases worldwide including cancer. The first COVID-19 case in Turkey was announced on …

Covid-19 outbreak in a major radiation oncology department; which lessons should be taken?

C Gemici, G Yaprak - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2020 - thegreenjournal.com
Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital located in Istanbul is one of the
biggest state hospitals in Turkey. Our radiation oncology department has been equipped …

Influence of the pandemic dissemination of COVID-19 on radiotherapy practice: A flash survey in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

M Reuter-Oppermann, R Müller-Polyzou, H Wirtz… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has already changed our globalised world and its
long-term impact is not yet known. It is apparent that businesses and institutions are …

[HTML][HTML] Meeting the challenges imposed by COVID-19: Guidance document by the ESTRO Radiation TherapisT Committee (RTTC)

Y Tsang, A Duffton, M Leech, M Rossi… - Technical Innovations & …, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19–a novel coronavirus was firstly reported in December 2019. In response to
threats imposed by COVID-19, the European society for radiotherapy and oncology …

Low-dose radiation therapy: could it be a game-changer for COVID-19?

A Montero, M Arenas, M Algara - Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2021 - Springer
At the beginning of December 2019, the first cases of a new acute respiratory syndrome, of
extraordinary contagiousness, began to be described in the city of Wuhan, the capital of …

Low-dose radiation therapy in the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia (LOWRAD-Cov19): Preliminary report

N Sanmamed, P Alcantara, E Cerezo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Low-dose radiation therapy (LD-RT) has been shown to have an anti-inflammatory
effect, and preliminary results suggest it is feasible to treat patients with coronavirus disease …

Radiotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic. How to create a No fly zone: a Northern Italy experience

G Montesi, S Di Biase, S Chierchini, G Pavanato… - La radiologia …, 2020 - Springer
Background SARS-CoV-2 pandemic represents a troubling health emergency but also a
main challenge for the clinical governance of the system. Discontinuation of radiation …