Mummudi Naveen, Tibdewal Anil, Ghosh-Laskar Sarbani, Agarwal Jai Prakash
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2020 Apr-Jun;16(3):634-637. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_405_20.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted healthcare delivery across the globe. Cancer patients are at a higher risk of acquiring this infection due to their immunosuppressed state. Timely care of patients while ensuring safety of healthcare workers is need of the hour. We list few precautionary measures that can be taken at all radiotherapy centres, during the pandemic to curb and combat the spread of this disease.
新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)大流行扰乱了全球的医疗服务。癌症患者因其免疫抑制状态而感染这种病毒的风险更高。在确保医护人员安全的同时及时照顾患者是当务之急。我们列出了在大流行期间所有放疗中心可以采取的一些预防措施,以遏制和对抗这种疾病的传播。