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Samuel Linares Gavidia¹, Abed Rahman

¹From the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.

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This case study shows successful radiotherapy delivery in a patient with a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) device. The study demonstrates that SCS systems can be safely managed during cancer treatment without device damage.

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Cancer-related neuropathic pain affects up to 40% of advanced cancer patients.
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a treatment for refractory chronic pain.
Radiotherapy is a standard cancer treatment, but its ionizing radiation may damage implanted electronic devices like SCS.

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