Risk of cardiac implantable device malfunction in cancer patients receiving proton therapy: an overview

Risk of cardiac implantable device malfunction in cancer patients receiving proton therapy: an overview

Age is a risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and cancer, and as such radiation oncologists frequently see a number of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) receiving proton therapy (PT). CIED malfunctions induced by PT are nonnegligible and can occur in both passive sc...

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Main Authors: Milad Mirzaei, Pejman Rowshanfarzad, Suki Gill, Martin A. Ebert, Joshua Dass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
proton therapy
cardiac implantable electronic device
malfunction
secondary neutrons
pacemakers
implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1181450/full

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