Blood is essential to life. We’re all born with it and will die with it. And unlike a hip or a heart or a lung, it can be replenished but never replaced. The volume of blood in our bodies ...

This condition can be prevented by irradiation of blood components prior to transfusion. A dose of 25-50 Gy is administered, usually using purpose-built gamma irradiation chambers; however ...

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative ...