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Radiation therapy may cause damage to implantable cardiac defibrillators.
Radiation therapy may cause damage to implantable cardiac defibrillators.
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May prompt pre/post-RT device checks; leaves open incidence, risk factors, and mitigation strategies.
Hoecht et al. (2002) studied this question. Radiation therapy was evaluated. Radiation therapy may cause damage to implantable cardiac defibrillators.
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