Phase 3 of COVID-19: treat your patients and care for your radiographers. A designed projection for an aware and innovative radiology department.

Since the spread of Covid-19 outbreak, healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced an unprecedented and unpredictable situation on the frontlines. The aim of this document is therefore to provide useful and operative recommendations to radiographers who perform imaging services, such as chest X-ray (XR) and Computer Tomography (CT) scans to three types of patients: negative, suspected or suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome by Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).It is paramount to design two different paths ’ layouts for patients entering the Radiology Department.

Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - October 23, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Chiara Martini, Marco Nicol ò, Alessandro Tombolesi, Jacopo Negri, Oscar Brazzo, Daniele Di Feo, Angie Devetti, Irene Gertrud Rigott, Camilla Risoli, Giuseppe Walter Antonucci, Stefano Durante, Matteo Migliorini Source Type: research