AUTHOR=Sun Roger , Ammari Samy , Bockel Sophie , Achkar Samir , Merad Mansouria , Dercle Laurent , Rivera Sofia , Chargari Cyrus , Deutsch Eric 

TITLE=Optimization of Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Chest CT Scan and PCR as Gatekeepers of the Radiation Therapy Workflow

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.556334

DOI=10.3389/fonc.2020.556334

ISSN=2234-943X

ABSTRACT=The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been spreading rapidly and is likely to last over time. Since numbers of patients are asymptomatic and cancer patients may be more vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease, screening strategies may be helpful in order to ensure care continuity as well as patients and healthcare providers safety. We discuss here the potential interest of systematic chest-CT and rt-PCR screening for patients undergoing radiotherapy.