Radiation is critical to bone marrow and stem cell transplants. Professionals who focus on this specialty use radiological techniques to help with the transplantation process for various reasons and purposes.
Radiation is commonly used as part of the conditioning regimen before a transplant. The conditioning regimen serves several purposes:
- Depletion of existing bone marrow cells
- Immunosuppression
- Preventing graft rejection
- Reducing the risk of relapse cardiovascular diseases
