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Management of radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM TG‐203 †
Author(s) -
Miften Moyed,
Mihailidis Dimitris,
Kry Stephen F.,
Reft Chester,
Esquivel Carlos,
Farr Jonathan,
Followill David,
Hurkmans Coen,
Liu Arthur,
Gayou Olivier,
Gossman Michael,
Mahesh Mahadevappa,
Popple Richard,
Prisciandaro Joann,
Wilkinson Jeffrey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1002/mp.13838
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , medicine , medical physics , radiation oncology , medical physicist , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiac resynchronization therapy , heart failure , radiology , cardiology , ejection fraction
Managing radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac devices (implantable cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators) has been a great practical and procedural challenge in radiation oncology practice. Since the publication of the AAPM TG‐34 in 1994, large bodies of literature and case reports have been published about different kinds of radiation effects on modern technology implantable cardiac devices and patient management before, during, and after radiotherapy. This task group report provides the framework that analyzes the potential failure modes of these devices and lays out the methodology for patient management in a comprehensive and concise way, in every step of the entire radiotherapy process.