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ReviewJournal of medical radiation sciences2026

Letter to the Editor Regarding Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of External Beam Radiation Therapy-A Narrative Review.

Ana Luísa Soares, Isabel Bravo, José Guilherme Couto

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Review in Journal of medical radiation sciences, 2026. 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ana Luísa SoaresMedical Physics Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3323-8465
Isabel BravoMedical Physics, Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Group, IPO Porto Research Center CI-IPOP, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Porto.CCC) & RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Porto, Portugal.
José Guilherme CoutoRadiography Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This letter highlights the valuable contribution of the review titled 'Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of External Beam Radiation Therapy-A Narrative Review' (https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.70009) in understanding how radiation therapy impacts healthcare-related greenhouse gas emissions, particularly through pre-treatment imaging, treatment delivery, and patient travel. Therefore, the letter emphasizes that empowering radiation therapists with green skills is essential to foster a culture of environmental responsibility within radiation therapy departments.

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Carbon FootprintRadiotherapyHumans

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PMID41070607
PMCPMC12950495

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