Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 133-134 , April 2010

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

  • Tomas Zaremba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Hobrovej, Aalborg, Denmark.
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  • Anna Margrethe Thøgersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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  • Ole Eschen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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  • Søren Pihlkjær Hjortshøj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Head and Heart Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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  • Annette Ross Jakobsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Oncology Department, Cancer and Diagnostics Centre, Aalborg Hospital, Århus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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  • Sam Riahi

      Affiliations

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

Received 26 January 2010 ,Accepted 17 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.018

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 133-134 , April 2010

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