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Review
. 1994 Sep;106(3):955-7.
doi: 10.1378/chest.106.3.955.

Runaway pacemaker during high-energy neutron radiation therapy

M H Raitt  1 , K J Stelzer, G E Laramore, G H Bardy, G L Dolack, J E Poole, P J Kudenchuk
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Review

Runaway pacemaker during high-energy neutron radiation therapy

M H Raitt et al. Chest. 1994 Sep.

Abstract

Runaway pacemaker occurred in a patient undergoing high-energy neutron radiation therapy despite adherence to published safety guidelines. The very low estimated dose of 0.9 Gy received by the pacemaker demonstrates the extreme sensitivity of integrated circuits to this new modality of radiation therapy.

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