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Do you know are plutonium pacemakers still being used?

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Nuclear pacemakers: To the best of my knowledge nuclear powered pacemakers have not been used for many years. They were made in the mid 1970s and only a few hundred were implanted.

Dr Foster agreed

Answered 7/28/2014

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