Validation of radiation dose received by frozen unprocessed and processed bone during terminal sterilisation

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-230

  Eagle, Mark J ^a   Rooney, P ^a   Lomas, R ^a   Kearney, J N ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Bone; Dosimeter; Low temperature; Radiation; Sterilisation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; POLITEF;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; FEMUR HEAD; FROZEN SECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

BONE AND BONES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMUR HEAD; FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS; FREEZING; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STERILIZATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 25144436393     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-005-7479-9     Document Type: Article

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