Systems for light application and dosimetry in photodynamic therapy

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-156

  Beyer, W ^a,b  

^a LFL Laser Forschungslabor Urologie   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light delivery device; Light dosimetry; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

BLADDER TUMOR; BRONCHUS; CATHETER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; LARYNX; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX;

HUMANS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030294455     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07363-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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