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Whole-Body Irradiation

Known as: Radiation, Whole Body, Whole-Body Irradiations, Whole Body Irradiation 
Irradiation of the whole body with ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. It is applicable to humans or animals but not to microorganisms.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Prophylaxis with defibrotide prevents veno-occlusive disease in stem cell transplantation after gemtuzumab ozogamicin exposure.
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO; Mylotarg; Wyeth, PA) is a humanized anti-CD33 antibody conjugated to the cytotoxic agent calicheamicin… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Body composition in prepubertal girls: comparison of six methods
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM) and percentage body fat (%fat) by six different methods in… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission: a cooperative study of the Groupe d'Etude de la Greffe de Moelle Osseuse.
Thirty-two children ranging in age from 1.5 to 16 years with poor-prognosis acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were treated with… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Total body irradiation and high-dose etoposide: a new preparatory regimen for bone marrow transplantation in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies [published erratum appears in Blood 1987…
In a phase I/II study, 47 patients (median age, 24 years) with hematologic malignancies (33 patients with acute leukemia not in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Total body electrical conductivity measurements: effects of body composition and geometry.
This study used an animal model to analyze the effect of body geometry and chemical composition on the calibration of a total… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Advanced lymphocytic lymphoma: randomized comparisons of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, alone or in combination.
Ninety-nine previously untreated patients with stage III and IV malignant lymphoma were randomized to receive either cyclic… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Marrow grafts between canine siblings matched by serotyping and mixed leukocyte culture.
Marrow grafts were carried out between 16 canine sibling donor-recipient pairs. The pairs were matched by serological… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Enhanced Susceptibility of Thymectomized and Irradiated Mice to Infection with Mycobacterium leprae
SINCE 1960 it has been established beyond doubt that a limited infection with the human leprosy bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae… 
Review
1954
Review
1954
Pathogenesis and pathology of postirradiation infection.
It is now well established that total-body irradiation in the lethal and immediate supralethal dose ranges can result in at least… 
1952
1952
Time Intensity Factors and Whole Body Irradiation
Total body irradiation was given to mice on a daily basis and the equivalent doses to achieve L.D.50 effects were compared for… 
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