Open AccessAn advisory by the association of radiation oncologists of India for radiation therapy patients and staff among COVID 19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Kaustav Talapatra,
Manoj Gupta,
Kishore Singh,
Ganesh Man Giri,
Rajesh Vashistha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_687_20
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , family medicine , medline , environmental health , virology , political science , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , law
Covid19 has become a major public health problem in India and the rest of the world. The dramatic rise in the incidence of COVID 19 cases has severely challenged our healthcare system and forced us to work with limited infrastructure, resources, and workforce. However, even in this time of adversity, we as oncologists cannot neglect the seriousness of cancer care and the utmost attention it requires for the timely management of our patients. Hence, the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India has come up with an advisory for radiation therapy keeping in mind such aspects.