Case study of radiation therapy treatment of a patient with a cardiac ventricular assist device

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 214-220

  Lasher, Donette E ^a   Wojcicka, Jadwiga B ^a   Malcom, Ronald ^b   Shears, Lawrence L ^c  

^a York Cancer Center   (United States)

^b Carlisle Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c Wellspan Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

EMI; External beam radiation therapy; LVAD; VAD; Ventricular assist

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049087157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i4.2851     Document Type: Article

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