Total Body Radiation
Yesterday Harvey got the last of his preconditioning treatments: 200 cGY of total body radiation. This is a small dose, compared to 2,000 cGY (or thereabouts) of radiation given in full myeloablative transplants.
“cGY” is abbreviation for centi-Gray. These units of radiation are named after Dr. Gray, a pioneer in the field. […]

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