title: [Radiotherapy and implantable medical device: example of infusion pumps].
abstract: Indication for radiotherapy is often questioned for patients equipped with implantable medical devices like infusion pumps as the radiation tolerance is poor or not known. We report here on the case of a patient who we treated with pelvic radiotherapy for cervical cancer and who had an infusion pump in iliac fossa. We conducted a series of tests on five identical pumps that insured that the treatment protocol is harmless to the implanted device.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiothérapie, groupe hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, AP-HP, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Paris 6, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: sanane@forcilles.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abrous-Anane
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benhassine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cristina
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mazeron
mesh_terms: D001418:Baclofen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen
keywords: Dispositif médical implantable; Implantable medical device; Infusion pump; Pompe diffuseur; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie