Blood irradiation is vital for patients at risk of developing TA-GvHD. Find out more about how to correctly verify blood irradiation and why dosimetry checks and the use of irradiation indicators should not be ignored or confused.
Blood is irradiated before transfusion in order to avoid the formation of the rare but mostly fatal TA-GvHD. Here is why it is much better to prevent this disease with blood irradiation than to diagnose it.
The transfusion-associated graft-versus-host reaction is a complication of blood transfusion in immunodeficient patients. Read here why it can arise and what serious reactions it causes.
The digital traceability of blood transfusions is of crucial importance - also if blood irradiation is involved. Find the latest developments in digital verification of blood irradiation in this article.
The irradiation process of blood products can currently be carried out with gamma or X-ray irradiation. But what are the differences and the latest developments between the two radiation sources?
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