Use of external defibrillator jacket to facilitate safe delivery of radiotherapy for lung cancer – A report of two cases

The increasing rate of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation coupled with shared risk factors between lung cancer and ischemic cardiac disease means that the need for radiotherapy in cardiac device patients is set to become commonplace. We describe two cases referred to our elect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert W. Bowers, Paul A. Scott, Paul R. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
ICD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483213003829