id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-291150-u9v7gp37 Zhang, Xiao Suggestions for safety and protection control in Department of Nuclear Medicine during the outbreak of COVID-19 2020-03-25 .txt text/plain 481 39 53 title: Suggestions for safety and protection control in Department of Nuclear Medicine during the outbreak of COVID-19 Patients with confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19 should be invited to postpone the radiopharmaceutical imaging and treatment. For the medical staffs who inject the radiopharmaceuticals to the patients with confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19, safety goggles or face shield, isolation gown, disposable latex gloves, and shoe covers are needed. In Wuhan, the center of the epidemic area, particular attention is paid to avoid the exposure to coronavirus in the Department of Nuclear Medicine. In our department, patients are required to perform chest CT and RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2, to exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 before radiopharmaceutical imaging. Expert consensus on the safety prevention and control of nuclear medicine diagnosis and treatment during the outbreak of COVID-19 COVID-19): Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or Persons Under Investigation for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings ./cache/cord-291150-u9v7gp37.txt ./txt/cord-291150-u9v7gp37.txt