Proton Therapy Patient Selection Methods and the Impact of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional International Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 outbreak has had far-reaching impacts on cancer services worldwide. It has yet to be described how the pandemic has impacted patient selection methods for proton therapy (PT) specifically. This survey aimed to investigate the current international methods implemented for PT patient selection and to determine whether COVID-19 has impacted PT practice.

Methods

A 44-question survey was conducted from 29th January 2024 to 18th March 2024 using the Qualtrics platform. PT centres in 21 countries were invited to respond to the survey regarding patient selection methods used currently and prior to the pandemic, as well as impacts of COVID-19 on patient selection and service provision. The survey was disseminated with assistance from The Particle Therapy Co-

SUBMITTER: Wood L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12420671 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature