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DURING irradiation therapy the blood-forming tissues are subjected to a great strain. At first this becomes noticeable in the form of a decreased white-cell count. This leucopænia sometimes necessitates an interruption of the irradiation therapy and consequently the time of treatment of the patient is prolonged.
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BROHULT, A., HOLMBERG, J. Alkoxyglycerols in the Treatment of Leukopænia caused by Irradiation. Nature 174, 1102–1103 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741102b0
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