Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 474-486 , October 2005

Radiotherapy to patients with artificial cardiac pacemakers

  • S. Sundar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 115 9691169x34254; fax: +44 115 9934929.
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  • R.P. Symonds

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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  • C. Deehan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 474-486 , October 2005

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