Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 115-119 , June 2010

Photodynamic therapy for anal cancer

  • Ron R. Allison

      Affiliations

    • 21st Century Oncology, Greenville, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Chao Sheng

      Affiliations

    • Brody School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology Dept, 600 Moye Blvd LJCC 172, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    • ,
  • Rosa Cuenca

      Affiliations

    • Northeast Texas Oncologic & Reconstructive Surgery, Mt. Pleasant, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Vanderlei S. Bagnato

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Fisica/USP, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Carlos Austerlitz

      Affiliations

    • Brody School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology Dept, 600 Moye Blvd LJCC 172, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    • ,
  • Claudio H. Sibata, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brody School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology Dept, 600 Moye Blvd LJCC 172, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 252 744 8472; fax: +1 252 744 3780.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2010.04.002

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 115-119 , June 2010

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