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ArticlePractical radiation oncology

Preliminary Approach to Implementing a COVID-19 Thoracic Radiation Therapy Program.

Anjali L Saripalli, Matthew S Katz, Sherry Roberge, Gayle Hincks, Kevin J Dwyer, Arnab Chakravarti, James S Welsh

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Article in Practical radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anjali L SaripalliDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Matthew S KatzDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Sherry RobergeDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Gayle HincksDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Kevin J DwyerDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Arnab ChakravartiOhio State University, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.
James S WelshDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois; Department of Radiation Oncology, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois. Electronic address: james.welsh@va.gov.
Lowell General Hospital · USLoyola University Chicago · USThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The value of low-dose whole thoracic radiation therapy (LD-WTRT) for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pneumonia is unknown. Should ongoing clinical trials demonstrate that LD-WTRT proves effective for COVID-19 pneumonia recovery, widespread rapid implementation will be helpful globally. Our aim was to outline a pragmatic process for safe and efficient administration of LD-WTRT to patients with COVID-19 pneumonia that could be implemented successfully in a community hospital setting based on participation in the PreVent clinical trial of LD-WTRT.

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COVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2Treatment Outcome

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PMID35123063
PMCPMC8808431
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