Total body irradiation is a treatment that delivers small doses of radiation to your entire body. Doctors use this therapy to help you prepare for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant (BMT). The treatment can destroy cancer cells in hard-to-reach areas or lower your risk of transplant rejection.
Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
Our approach
People travel from across the country and around the world for Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) treatment at our hospitals. University of Minnesota Medical Center and University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital have provided compassionate, expert, innovative care to blood and marrow transplant (BMT) patients for more than 50 years.
The Department of Radiation Oncology ensures that children and adults who need total body irradiation (TBI) have access to appropriate specialty providers, resources, and support within our hospital system. We provide TBI at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and our University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital clinic locations.
Our program has been at the forefront of advances since performing the world's first successful BMT in 1968. Driving research to reality, our BMT Program continues to thrive as one of the most respected BMT research and treatment programs in the world.
Our program has been at the forefront of advances since performing the world's first successful BMT in 1968. Driving research to reality, our BMT Program continues to thrive as one of the most respected BMT research and treatment programs in the world.
Here’s why:
- We offer the highest-quality treatment and care based on your specific circumstances and needs.
- Our first-rate researchers are committed to turning what they learn through research into successful treatment options.
- We offer you a patient- and-family-centered care approach to provide high-quality, compassionate care.
- We continually strive to improve the safety and effectiveness of transplant therapy, to provide you and all our patients with the best possible outcomes.
Providers for Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
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- M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Maple Grove
- M Health Fairview Cancer Center – Maplewood
- M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Wyoming
- M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Edina
- M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Burnsville
- M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Woodbury
- M Health Fairview Masonic Cancer Clinic
M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Maple Grove
M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Burnsville
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