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Do you consider 10MV beams safe in a patient with an implantable cardiac device?

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Radiation Oncology · Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Proton Therapy Center

I follow the AAPM TG-203 which considers beams up to 10 MV photons to be non-neutron producing. For example, in a lung, abdominal, or pelvis tumor, I find the reduction in total body dose worthwhile to use 10 MV.

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