Open AccessRadiotherapy and pacemaker: 80 Gy to target close to the device may be feasible
Author(s) -
Milos Kesek,
Tufve Nyholm,
Thomas Asklund
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus096
Subject(s) - medicine , sick sinus syndrome , radiation therapy , artificial cardiac pacemaker , nuclear medicine , cardiology , medical physics , radiology
Modern pacemakers using complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS) technology are sensitive to radiation. The guidelines recommend caution at doses above 2 Gray (Gy). Repositioning should be discussed if cumulative dose and dose rate exceeds 10 and 0.2 Gy/min.We report a case of a man with mechanical mitral valve prosthesis and pacemaker due to sick sinus syndrome …
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