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Knowing the indications for irradiation of cellular blood products, as well as alternatives, is important for the provision of safe transfusion practices. Solve it!
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Foukaneli T, Kerr P, Bolton-Maggs PH, Cardigan R, Coles A, Gennery A, et al. Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components. Br J Haematol. 2020;191:704–24.
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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Gur, H.D., Hilbert, T. (2023). Radioactive. In: Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis, and Cellular Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14638-1_16
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