Letter from Italy: First practical indications for radiation therapy departments during COVID-19 outbreak

The number of people infected by SARS-CoV-2 is dramatically increasing worldwide.1 The first person-to-person transmission in Italy was reported on February 21, 2020, and led to an infection chain that represents the largest outbreak outside Asia to date.2 As of March 12, 2020, in Italy, there are 10,590 positive patients, 827 deaths, and 1045 healed, with numbers varying from hour to hour. The COrona VIrus Disease 19 (COVID-19) incubation...