Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythm (Links to an external site)

Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythm, Philip Cuculich, Clifford Robinson

A single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart significantly reduces episodes of a potentially deadly rapid heart rhythm, according to results of a phase one/two study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This article features the work of CBAC members Clifford G. Robinson, MD, an associate Professor of radiation oncology and of cardiology, and Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, an associate Professor of Cardiology and of radiation oncology.