Practical working guideline and phantom simulation for radiotherapy during the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea

The Organization on March 11, 2020, has declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. As of December 29, 2020, the accumulated number of confirmed cases is over 79,600,000 with 1,760,000 deaths worldwide due to COVID-19 and these numbers rise by the day. The most effective means to minimize the spread of the virus is social distancing, which is designed to reduce the amount of interactions between individuals, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This practical working experience show our radiotherapy treatment process during the outbreak of COVID-19. We present the present work give some idea to radiation oncologists managing cancers patients with radiotherapy during the outbreak of COVID-19 in order to minimize the risks to our patients and staff while maintaining cancer outcomes.