Starting from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has been a catastrophic epidemic involving many countries worldwide. After China, Italy has been heavily affected and severe measures to limit the spread have been taken in the last weeks. Radiation Oncology departments must guarantee optimal cancer treatments even in such a challenging scenario of an ongoing aggressive epidemic. Adopted preventive measures and recommendations are highlighted for patients, professionals and clinical operations to minimize the risk of infection while safely treating cancer patients.
Advances in radiation oncology. 2020 Mar 20 [Epub ahead of print]
Marco Krengli, Eleonora Ferrara, Federico Mastroleo, Marco Brambilla, Umberto Ricardi
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy., Department of Medical Physics, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy., Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Italy.