High-dose radiotherapy exposure to cardiac pacemakers may be safe in selected patients

Received 26 January 2010; accepted 17 February 2010. published online 22 March 2010.

Keywords: Cardiac pacemaker, Radiotherapy, Device malfunction

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a Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

b Department of Medical Physics, Oncology Department, Cancer and Diagnostics Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Hobrovej, Aalborg, Denmark.

PII: S0167-8140(10)00111-8

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.018

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