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Published in: Radiation Oncology 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Case report

Pacemaker and radiotherapy in breast cancer: is targeted intraoperative radiotherapy the answer in this setting?

Authors: Mohammed RS Keshtgar, David J Eaton, Claire Reynolds, Katharine Pigott, Tim Davidson, Benjamin Gauter-Fleckenstein, Frederik Wenz

Published in: Radiation Oncology | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

We present the case of an 83 year old woman with a cardiac pacemaker located close in distance to a subsequently diagnosed invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast. Short range intraoperative radiotherapy was given following wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy. The challenges of using ionising radiation with pacemakers is also discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Pacemaker and radiotherapy in breast cancer: is targeted intraoperative radiotherapy the answer in this setting?
Authors
Mohammed RS Keshtgar
David J Eaton
Claire Reynolds
Katharine Pigott
Tim Davidson
Benjamin Gauter-Fleckenstein
Frederik Wenz
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Radiation Oncology / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-128

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