Why the study?
Does high dose ionizing radiation cause failure in pacemakers?
Population
23 pacemakers
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Pacemaker failure at doses as low as 13 Gy warrants continued avoidance of direct irradiation; leaves open device-specific thresholds for radiotherapy planning.
Does high dose ionizing radiation cause failure in pacemakers?
Direct irradiation of pacemakers is contraindicated due to the high sensitivity of their CMOS electronic components to ionizing radiation.
Venselaar et al. (1987) studied this question.
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