Radiation
Conditions
Keywords
Subjects receiving large volumes of Radiation
Brief summary
The purpose of the research study is to test a measurement tool that will determine the radiation dose people receive when they have been accidentally exposed to radiation. This test will be done using a small amount of blood and known dose of radiation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patient must be scheduled to undergo Total Body Irradiation (TBI) as part of a conditioning regime for a Bone Marrow Transplant. OR, Be scheduled to undergo Radiation Therapy treatment for a malignancy or other disease and have a radiation treatment field that contains at least 2 liters of tissue receiving at least 2 Gy radiation dose over the first 5 days of treatment. * Patient must be willing to have blood draws as defined below. * Patient must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry. * Hemoglobin≥8. * Age ≥ 18, but not older than age 60.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients not meeting the above inclusion criteria.
Countries
United States