Radioisotope-Powered Cardiac Pacemaker (Safety Analysis: Preliminary Dose Rate Evaluation)
- Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation. Apollo, PA (United States)
The Pu-238 fueled cardiac pacemaker is designed to be inserted into the patient's body. Because Pu-238 in the form and purity available emits gamma and neutron radiations and the pacemaker is in intimate contact with tissue, the magnitude and possible effects of this penetrating radiation must be fully considered. Consequently, a preliminary radiation analysis was scheduled early in the RPCP program plan.- This preliminary analysis serves two purposes: (1) It will guide the design of the external radiation experimental study; (2) it will indicate and permit inclusion of additional shielding if necessary before the prototype pacemaker design has been firmly committed.
- Research Organization:
- Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation. Apollo, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-3731
- NSA Number:
- NSA-21-030807
- OSTI ID:
- 4339477
- Report Number(s):
- NUMEC--3731-5.3-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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