Beyond cancer treatment - a review of total lymphoid irradiation for heart and lung transplant recipients

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 202-209

  Mckay, Clare ^a   Knight, Kellie A ^a   Wright, Caroline ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lymphatic irradiation; Organ transplantation; Radiation oncology; Radiotherapy; Review

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

CANCER THERAPY; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; PATIENT HISTORY OF LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

EID: 84942078020     PISSN: 20513895     EISSN: 20513909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.63     Document Type: Review

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