Title :
Influence of ionising radiation on intelligent electronic implantable devices
Author :
Kasik, V. ; Penhaker, Marek ; Duciuc, E. ; Korpas, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Cybern. & Biomed. Eng., VSB-Tech. Univ. of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Abstract :
This article is about influence of ionising radiation on intelligent implantable cadrioverter and its parts. The importance of such an analysis reflects the fact that people with implanted pacemakers are not recommended for radiotherapy because of a presumed risk of damage to the pacemaker.
Keywords :
gamma-ray effects; pacemakers; radiation therapy; intelligent electronic implantable devices; intelligent implantable cadrioverter; ionising radiation effects; pacemaker damage; radiotherapy; Battery charge measurement; Current measurement; Ionizing radiation; Pacemakers; Photonics; Semiconductor device measurement; Voltage measurement; FPGA; Implantable cadrioverter; Ionising Radiation; battery; kapacitor;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Machine Intelligence and Informatics (SAMI), 2012 IEEE 10th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Herl´any
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0196-2
DOI :
10.1109/SAMI.2012.6208986
