[Total body irradiation: techniques and main indications].
The radiotherapy department at Salah Azaïz institute had started, in March 2000, a new sophisticated technique of irradiation consisting in total body irradiation (TBI). TBI is used in many preparative regimens before bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of haematological malignancies. TBI aims to destroy immunocompetent tissues in order to avoid graft rejection and to eradicate residual tumor cells. In this article, we review different TBI techniques and its main indications. We also describe the acute and late effects of TBI.
Kochbati
Lotfi
L
Service de rudiothérapie carcinologique, Institut Salah Azaïz, Tunis.
Besbes
Mounir
M
Frikha
Hatem
H
Sellami
Dalila
D
Gargouri
Walid
W
Ben Ammar
Chiraz Nasr
CN
Ben Aissia
Ridha
R
Benna
Farouk
F
Damak
Hedi
H
Maalej
Mongi
M
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*