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KMID : 1147520210140020094
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Korean Academy of Basic Medicine & Health Science
2021 Volume.14 No. 2 p.94 ~ p.102
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A Literature Review and Recent Trends of the Role of Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
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Lee Seok-Ho
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of radiation therapy and the effects of COVID-19 to the radiation therapy, which has been known as the main treatment modality of cancer treatment. For this, we reviewed the related articles among the COVID-19 studies that have been published since the development of COVID-19 in 2019. Specifically, we first reviewed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the change to radiation therapy as a treatment modality for cancer treatment. Second, for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia, the role of radiation therapy was also reviewed and we tried to clarify the roles. Further, according to the evidence based-medicine in the near future, we expect the role of radiation therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19 pandemic, Radiation therapy, Pneumonia
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