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Total body irradiation (TBI) is being used increasingly as consolidation treatment in the management of leukaemia, lymphoma and various childhood tumours with the aim of sterilizing any residual malignant cells or micrometastases.
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Barrett, A. (1988). Total Body Irradiation: Clinical Aspects. In: Bleehen, N.M. (eds) Radiobiology in Radiotherapy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1603-5_11
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