Clinician Attitudes to Using Low-Dose Radiation Therapy to Treat COVID-19 Lung Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Current treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lung disease have limited efficacy. Low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) has received both interest and criticism as a potential treatment for this condition. In this qualitative study we explored clinicians' perspectives to identify barriers to testing LDRT in clinical trials and implementing it in clinical practice.

Methods and materials

Semistructured interviews were undertaken with 6 clinicians from 3 medical disciplines. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically, using a framework approach. Common themes regarding barriers to using LDRT for COVID-19 lung disease were identified from the data.

Results

Three categories of barriers emerged: (1) the potential to do harm to

SUBMITTER: Hanna CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726525 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature