心臓ペースメーカーです. 放射線治療は,パフォーマンスを影響しますか?
JAMA
|October 6, 1975
まとめ
心臓ペースメーカーは通常,放射線治療中に正常に機能し,治療装置からの干渉は最小限に抑えられます. 補助器具によるいくつかの軽微な効果が観察されましたが,ペースメーカーを使用している患者には放射線治療は禁忌ではありません.
科学分野:
- バイオメディカルエンジニアリング
- 医学物理 医学物理学
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
背景:
- 心臓ペースメーカーは,心律障害の患者にとって不可欠です.
- 放射線治療は,一般的ながん治療方法である.
- ペースメーカーと放射線治療装置の間の潜在的な電磁気干渉は懸念事項です.
研究 の 目的:
- 放射線療法器具が代表的な心臓ペースメーカーの機能に与える影響を評価する.
- シミュレート放射線治療の手続き中の潜在的な干渉の危険性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 一般的な放射線治療装置と補助機器を備えた代表的な心臓ペースメーカーを試験する.
- 放射線治療を受けている患者が経験する用量測定と電気伝導環境の重複.
- パスメーカーのパルス幅と間隔を観察し,出力変化を評価する.
主要な成果:
- パスメーカーの出力 (パルス幅と間隔) は,シミュレートされた放射線療法による治療によって,一般的に有意な影響を受けませんでした.
- ペースメーカー機能の偶発的な小さな変化が観察され,主に補助器具と治療開始に関連していました.
- テストされた条件下で,重大な機能障害や禁忌は特定されなかった.
結論:
- 放射線治療は,心臓ペースメーカーを使用している患者にとって一般的に安全です.
- 干渉は可能ですが,通常は軽微で管理可能です.
- ペースメーカーの干渉のリスクは,両方の治療を必要とする患者の放射線治療を禁忌にしない.
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