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Pacemaker malfunction associated with proton beam therapy: a report of two cases and review of literature—does field-to-generator distance matter?
It is well known that radiotherapy causes malfunctions of cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator because of incidental neutron production. Here, we report our experience with two cases of PM reset among seven patients with PM who unde...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omw049 |