Download or read book Radiation In Tissue Banking: Basic Science And Clinical Applications Of Irradiated Tissue Allografts written by Abdul Aziz Nather and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book discusses the need for gamma irradiation in the processing of tissue allografts. With particular emphasis on tissue banking in the Asia-Pacific region, it covers a wide range of issues in tissue banking, including the basic science of radiation, quality control of the irradiation process, and clinical applications of irradiated bone grafts and amnions.A compulsory textbook for the well-regarded Singapore-based IAEA/NUS Diploma Course in Tissue Banking, it is also a useful guide for tissue bankers in establishing quality systems in their banks. Whether they be tissue banking students, tissue graft producers, radiation scientists, or transplantation surgeons, readers of this book will discover the latest developments in this exciting interdisciplinary field.