A clinical example of extreme dose exposure for an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator : Beyond the DEGRO guidelines.

Yoana HristovaJanett KöhnStefanie PreußClaus RödelPanagiotis Balermpas

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2017)

This case shows that if the cardiac implanted electronic devices are not directly irradiated und the energy used is reduced to 6 MV, irradiation-induced damage is less likely and can possibly be prevented.

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