Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 307-313 , December 2011

Bioimpedance for pain monitoring during cutaneous photodynamic therapy: Preliminary study

  • Patrycja Mikolajewska, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, 0310 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Radium Hospital, N-0310 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 22934828; fax: +47 22934270.
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  • Ola Taarud Rømoen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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  • Ørjan G. Martinsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Vladimir Iani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, 0310 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Johan Moan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, 0310 Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Sverre Grimnes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Asta Juzeniene

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, 0310 Oslo, Norway

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PII: S1572-1000(11)00392-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.06.001

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 307-313 , December 2011

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