Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 202-212 , September 2007

Interstitial in vivo ALA-PpIX mediated metronomic photodynamic therapy (mPDT) using the CNS-1 astrocytoma with bioluminescence monitoring

  • Nick Davies, BSc (Hons), MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 2M9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
  • ,
  • Brian C. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 2M9
    • Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 2M9

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PII: S1572-1000(07)00065-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2007.06.002

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 202-212 , September 2007