[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.

Keywords: Dispositif médical implantable; Implantable medical device; Infusion pump; Pompe diffuseur; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie.