The evolution and impact of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) program on radiation and tissue banking in the Latin American region |
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Authors: | Jorge Morales Pedraza Glyn O Phillips |
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Institution: | (1) Charasgasse 3, apartment 13, 1030 Vienna, Austria;(2) Phillips Hydrocolloids Research Ltd, 45 Old Bond Street, London, W1S 4AQ, Wales UK;(3) Phillips Hydrocolloids Research Centre, The North East Wales Institute, Wrexham, LL1 2 AW, Wales UK |
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Abstract: | Since 1993, the IAEA supported the establishment or the consolidation of seven tissue banks in the region. As a direct or
indirect consequence of the implementation of the IAEA program, more than 53 tissue banks are now operating in the participating
countries. The fast development of tissue banks in the Latin America region under the ARCAL Agreement and with the financial
and technical support of the IAEA program made it necessary to train new tissue bank operators and medical personnel. In general,
90 tissue bank operators and medical personnel were trained in the training centre of Buenos Aires. Another six tissue bank
operators and medical personnel were trained in the International Training Centre of Singapore. The main impact of the IAEA
program in the region was the following: the establishment or consolidation of fifty-three tissue banks in nine countries
in the region; the implementation of five national projects, allocating $1,006,737 dollars for this purpose and of one regional
project allocating $284,741 dollars for this purpose; the use of the IAEA Standards, the IAEA Code of Practice and the IAEA
Public Awareness Strategies in several tissue banks in the region; the application of quality control and quality assurances
manuals in all of the participating countries. |
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Keywords: | IAEA Latin America Tissue banking Radiation of tissues ARCAL agreement |
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