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Betavoltaic Powered Implantable Pacemakers
Description
Pacemakers in the early 1970s were powered by betavoltaic devices which provided long lasting battery life. The betavoltaic devices also emitted gamma radiation due to inadvertent radioisotope contamination, which could not be completely shielded. The betavoltaic devices were quickly replaced by lithium batteries after their invention, and betavoltaics were abandoned. Modern technological advancements made it possible to isolate beta emitting radioisotopes properly and achieve better energy conversion efficiencies which revived the topic of betavoltaics. This research project has studied state-of-the-art pacemakers and modern radioactive power sources in order to determine if modern pacemakers can be safely nuclear powered and if that is a reasonable combination.
Date Created
2014-12
Contributors
- Awad, Al-Homam Abdualrahman (Author)
- Holbert, Keith (Thesis director)
- Aberle, James (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Electrical Engineering Program (Contributor)
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Resource Type
Extent
51 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Series
Academic Year 2014-2015
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.26760
Level of coding
minimal
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- 2017-10-30 02:50:57
System Modified
- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
- 3 years 3 months ago
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