Advances in Tissue Banking, Vol. 7
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: April 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9789812387233
Subjects: Health systems & services; Transplant surgery; Medical; Allied Health Services - Medical Technology; Science; Dermatology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology
First sentence: The IAEA has gained more experience and success than any other international organisation in establishing Tissue Banks in developing countries and applying ionizing radiation for sterilising tissue grafts used in transplant surgery (in orthopaedic reconstruction, treatment for cancer, trauma and high velocity impact damage), the treatment of burns, leprosy and intractable skin wounds, and pressure sore ulcers.