[Recommendations in case of radiation of patient with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator]

Cancer Radiother. 2016 Sep:20 Suppl:S256-8. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2016.07.022. Epub 2016 Aug 10.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Patients with pacemakers or defibrillators have a relative contra-indication for radiotherapy. This review presents the precautions issued by the French agency for drug safety (ANSM).

Keywords: Defibrillator; Défibrillateur; Pacemaker; Precaution; Précaution.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy / methods
  • Contraindications
  • Defibrillators, Implantable*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Implantable Neurostimulators
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*
  • Radiation Injuries / etiology
  • Radiation Injuries / prevention & control
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiotherapy* / methods