- Performed to disable any T-lymphocytes present in donated blood
- T-lymphocytes can cause a reaction when transfused, but can also cause graft-versus-host problems when exposed t foreign cells repeatedly

Irradiation of Blood Cells

- ABO blood typing
- Rh typing
- Red cell antibody detection
- Screening for diseases such as: HIV, hepatitis B/C, HTLV, syphilis, West Nile, Chagas
- Irradiation of blood cells

Michigan State University

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in blood banking/transfusion medicine study blood products that are meant for transfusion.

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine as a MLS specialty

- Blood banking. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2021, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/blood-banking

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