Abstract
Brain pacemaker (BPM) systems are similar to cardiac pacemaker (CPM). On CPM, damage caused by ionizing radiation may lead to failure of the device. We report here a clinical situation of a patient treated with BPM and receiving cerebral radiotherapy. Strategies for protection of BPM from radiation damages are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Brain Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Comorbidity
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Deep Brain Stimulation / instrumentation*
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Equipment Failure
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Pacemaker, Artificial / standards
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Parkinson Disease / epidemiology
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Parkinson Disease / therapy*
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Radiation, Ionizing*
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Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
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Radiotherapy / instrumentation
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Radiotherapy / methods