| the impact of the international atomic energy agency (iaea) program on radiation and tissue banking in cuba. | the first multi-tissue bank was founded at havana in 1958. at that time, freeze-drying was used at the bank as a method of preserving, as well as cobalt 60 irradiation to sterilise bone tissue, heart valves and others. the impact of the iaea program in tissue banking activities in cuba can be summarised as follows: (a) increase in the production of sterilised tissues using ionising radiation (bone, pig skin and amnion) for medical treatment in the tissue bank of the hospital frank pais; (b) incr ... | 2009 | 18575959 |