Open AccessMedical Mask Wearing During Treatment for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy in COVID-19 Pandemic – An Experience of Protocol Setup and Dosimetric Evaluation for Particle/Proton Beam Therapy
Author(s) -
Yu Ming Wang,
Yang-Wei Hsieh,
BingShen Huang,
Kuo-Chiang Sung,
Kuo-Jung Juan,
Steve P. Lee,
Shen-Hao Lee,
EngYen Huang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s286404
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , dosimetry , pandemic , protocol (science) , adverse effect , medical physics , radiation therapy , proton therapy , nuclear medicine , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , alternative medicine
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused extreme challenges for the healthcare system. Medical masks have been proven to effectively block disease transmission. Radiotherapeutic departments are at unique risk for disease exposure with the repeated daily treatment schedule. A protocol of mask wearing during daily treatment was established, and the effect of wearing medical masks on dosimetry during proton beam therapy (PBT) was validated.