Radiation Safety and Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices

In 2017, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) published guidelines on the safe delivery of radiation therapy (RT) to patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) (1). Despite significant advancements in CIED technology, this is the first major professional society update on this topic since 1994, when the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) published the report of Task Group No. 34 (TG-34) in response to early reports of RT-induced permanent implantable cardiac pacemaker (ICP) damage (2).

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