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Radiation Oncology/Arrythmia
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SBRT for cardiac arrhythmias also termed stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR)
Stereotactic radioablation has been used to safely and effectively treat a limited number of patients with malignant arrhythmias:
Ventricular tachycardia (VT)
Atrial fibrillation (AF)
Unlike catheter-directed radiofrequency or cryoablation, in which tissue destruction is effected by thermal injury, radiotherapy uses gamma-rays or x-rays directed in high doses (typically 25–30 Gy) to a three-dimensional volume of target tissue