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Joy Fulbright1, Kyla Alsman1,2, Ashley K Sherman3
1Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, Children's Mercy, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
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Study evaluated splenic function in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) who had received radiation to the spleen utilizing pRBC PIT (vesiculated erythrocytes) count compared to a non-radiated control group. Those exposed to < 20 Gy of radiation had PIT counts not significantly different from the control group. There was trend for higher pRBC PIT count in those exposed to higher doses of radiation.
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