The effects of PDT in primary malignant brain tumours could be improved by intraoperative radiotherapy

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-45

  Lyons, Matthew ^a   Phang, Isaac ^a   Eljamel, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence guided resection; GBM; High grade glioma; IORT; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

PHOTFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857507147     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: 18731597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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