From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Tuesday, March 07, 2006 7:58 AM
To:	Goodwill, Michael E; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); LaFontaine, Richard L CT
Cc:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Subject:	GAMMA IRRADIATION OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS
To all Radiation Therapy Physicists:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a document, which contains acceptable criteria for the gamma irradiation of blood and blood components for transfusion.  FDA believes that the procedures recommended in this document reflect practices currently in use by most manufacturers and represent the prevailing industry standard.  The information is also directly applicable to Linac irradiation of blood components, as well as irradiation from a gamma irradiator.  The document can be downloaded from the FDA's website at http://www.fda.gov/cber/gdlns/gamma.htm.

This message if for informational purposes only.

V/r,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
620 John Paul Jones Circle (Suite 1100)
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

W: (757) 953-0766; DSN: 377-0766
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