Radiation dose monitoring in a breast cancer patient with a pacemaker: A case report

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 278-281

  Nibhanupudy, J Rao ^a   De Jesus, Maria Arsyl D ^a   Fujita, Mihoko ^a   Goldson, Alfred L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Pacemaker; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0035403628     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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