Experts consensus on epidemic prevention and control in radiotherapy centers during the COVID-19 outbreak: Experiences from Sichuan Province

Dekang Zhang; Tao Li; Pei Wang; Weidong Wang; Mei Feng; Lintao Li; Qinghua Jiang; Mei Lan; Lucia Clara Orlandini; Jie Li; Jinyi Lang

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology (Sep 2020)

Experts consensus on epidemic prevention and control in radiotherapy centers during the COVID-19 outbreak: Experiences from Sichuan Province

Dekang Zhang,
Tao Li,
Pei Wang,
Weidong Wang,
Mei Feng,
Lintao Li,
Qinghua Jiang,
Mei Lan,
Lucia Clara Orlandini,
Jie Li,
Jinyi Lang

Affiliations

Dekang Zhang: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Tao Li: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Pei Wang: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Weidong Wang: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Mei Feng: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Lintao Li: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Qinghua Jiang: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China
Mei Lan: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Lucia Clara Orlandini: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China
Jie Li: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China
Jinyi Lang: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Chengdu, China; Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China; Corresponding author at: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. Sichuan Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association, Chengdu, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24
pp. 88 – 91

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After the outbreak of COVID-19, medical institutions in China and even around the world are facing unprecedented challenges. In order to minimize the adverse impact of this unexpected epidemic on patients who need radiotherapy, the expert group of our radiotherapy center immediately formulated comprehensive emergency plans and prevention and control measures, partitioned the work area, launched online staff training, and optimized the radiotherapy process after the outbreak, which provided a strong guarantee for the safe and orderly operation of our radiotherapy center and kept the infection rate to an extremely low level. We hope our experience could provide reference and suggestions for other medical institutions.

Published in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 2405-6308 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/clinical-and-translational-radiation-oncology

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