Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Carbon-Ion Radiation Therapy in Japan: A Japanese National Registry Study
Although there was a reduction in monthly CIRT patient numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, yearly analysis revealed that this amounted to <5%.
Authors
- Hiroyuki Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-9404)
- Tatsuya Ohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6703-3144)
- Tomoaki Okimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1841-1399)
- Yoshiyuki Shioyama
- Nobuteru Kubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-8142)
- Shigeru Yamada
- Toshiki Ozawa
Institutions
- Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization (JP)
- SAGA Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Tosu (JP)
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (JP)
- Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center (JP)
- Gunma University Hospital (JP)
- Kanagawa Cancer Center
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Particle Therapy
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpt.2024.100634
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00