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Since 1998, tissue allografts are routinely gamma sterilised in Peru. Vital for the developing of tissue banking activity in the country has been the IAEA Programme on Radiation and Tissue Banking. As international standards for radiation sterilisation of health care products were not applicable for tissue allografts, IAEA elaborated the ‘Code of Practice for the Radiation Sterilisation of Tissue Allografts - Requirements for Validation and Routine Control’. The purpose of this paper is to apply the IAEA Code of Practice for the sterilisation of bone allografts produced in tissue banks of Peru. For this, a thorough review of the document was made and each element was described according to our dato. Results produced quality enhancement of bone allografts, as various procedures involved in tissue banking and radiation have been revised, optimised and systematised. It was concluded that products of improved quality will be available for users of bone allografts and that application of the IAEA Code of Practice supports and strengthens country regulations regarding radiation and tissue banking. Finally, the experience gathered in this work will boost the implementation of the Code of Practice for other tissue allografts. |
