Safety of UV radiation for autofluorescence diagnosis of skin cancer

Revista Mexicana de Fisica

Volumn 52, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 78-83

  Delgado, J A ^a,b   Quesada, I ^a,b   Montano L M ^c   Anasagasti, L ^d  

^a CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ONCOLOGÍA Y RADIOBIOLOGÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Exposure; Laser; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845450288     PISSN: 0035001X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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