Abstract
A postmenopausal lady with an in situ pacemaker developed a lump in the left breast and was diagnosed to have breast cancer. The patient underwent breast conservative surgery and was planned for post operative radiotherapy. The location of the tumor relative to the pacemaker provided a unique challenge in planning radiotherapy and the patient had an uneventful post radiotherapy course. A literature review revealed that modern generation pacemakers are very sensitive to radiation compared to their older counterparts. The present article makes suggestions towards reducing dose in radiotherapy planning in pacemaker patients
Munshi, Anusheel;
Wadasadawala, Tabassum;
Budrukkar, Ashwini;
Jalali, Rakesh;
Dinshaw, Ketayun A;
[1]
Sharma, Pramod Kumar;
Sharma, Dayananda
[2]
- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (India)
- Dept. of Radiation Physics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (India)
Citation Formats
Munshi, Anusheel, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Budrukkar, Ashwini, Jalali, Rakesh, Dinshaw, Ketayun A, Sharma, Pramod Kumar, and Sharma, Dayananda.
Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons.
Sweden: N. p.,
2008.
Web.
doi:10.1080/02841860701678779.
Munshi, Anusheel, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Budrukkar, Ashwini, Jalali, Rakesh, Dinshaw, Ketayun A, Sharma, Pramod Kumar, & Sharma, Dayananda.
Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons.
Sweden.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02841860701678779
Munshi, Anusheel, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Budrukkar, Ashwini, Jalali, Rakesh, Dinshaw, Ketayun A, Sharma, Pramod Kumar, and Sharma, Dayananda.
2008.
"Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons."
Sweden.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02841860701678779.
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title = {Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons}
author = {Munshi, Anusheel, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Budrukkar, Ashwini, Jalali, Rakesh, Dinshaw, Ketayun A, Sharma, Pramod Kumar, and Sharma, Dayananda}
abstractNote = {A postmenopausal lady with an in situ pacemaker developed a lump in the left breast and was diagnosed to have breast cancer. The patient underwent breast conservative surgery and was planned for post operative radiotherapy. The location of the tumor relative to the pacemaker provided a unique challenge in planning radiotherapy and the patient had an uneventful post radiotherapy course. A literature review revealed that modern generation pacemakers are very sensitive to radiation compared to their older counterparts. The present article makes suggestions towards reducing dose in radiotherapy planning in pacemaker patients}
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title = {Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons}
author = {Munshi, Anusheel, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Budrukkar, Ashwini, Jalali, Rakesh, Dinshaw, Ketayun A, Sharma, Pramod Kumar, and Sharma, Dayananda}
abstractNote = {A postmenopausal lady with an in situ pacemaker developed a lump in the left breast and was diagnosed to have breast cancer. The patient underwent breast conservative surgery and was planned for post operative radiotherapy. The location of the tumor relative to the pacemaker provided a unique challenge in planning radiotherapy and the patient had an uneventful post radiotherapy course. A literature review revealed that modern generation pacemakers are very sensitive to radiation compared to their older counterparts. The present article makes suggestions towards reducing dose in radiotherapy planning in pacemaker patients}
doi = {10.1080/02841860701678779}
journal = []
issue = {2}
volume = {47}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2008}
month = {Feb}
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