UCLA Journal of Radiation Oncology January 1, 2022 - Flipbook - Page 6
UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
REALITY AT UCLA HEALTH:
TRANSPLANTS WITHOUT LIFELONG
REGIMEN OF ANTI-REJECTION DRUGS
RADIATION THERAPY PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE
UCLA Radiation Oncologist Dr. Ann Raldow, a member of the UCLA Health's
transplant-tolerance team, explains, “The patients come in before their transplant
and we develop a radiation-therapy plan that is specific to their anatomy,” taking
special care to avoid exposing the newly transplanted kidney to radiation.
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