title: [Total body irradiation: techniques and main indications].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de rudiothérapie carcinologique, Institut Salah Azaïz, Tunis.
authors.forename: Lotfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kochbati
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Besbes
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frikha
authors.forename: Dalila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sellami
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: Chiraz Nasr
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
authors.forename: Ridha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Aissia
authors.forename: Farouk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Benna
authors.forename: Hedi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Damak
authors.forename: Mongi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maalej
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*