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Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy pp 1077–1098Cite as

Total Body Irradiation Conditioning Regimens in Stem Cell Transplantation

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Total body irradiation (TBI) is often used in the preparative regimens of stem cell transplants. The goal of TBI is to administer a specific dose of irradiation to the entire body. Technically this is complicated by limitations in field sizes obtainable on a linear accelerator and the resultant need to treat at extended distances. Variations in patient thickness and decreased attenuation through the lung are additional technical challenges. This chapter describes the techniques in use at the University of Minnesota for accomplishing TBI.

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Dusenbery, K.E., Gerbi, B.J. (2011). Total Body Irradiation Conditioning Regimens in Stem Cell Transplantation. In: Levitt, S., Purdy, J., Perez, C., Poortmans, P. (eds) Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_281

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