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On the double role of Photofrin as a photo- and a radio-sensitising agent: a possible new combination therapy for tumours

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    Moshe Schaffer, Pamela M. Schaffer & Alfons Hofstetter

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Biology, University of Padova, Italy

    Eckhart Dühmke & Giulio Jori

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Schaffer, M., Schaffer, P.M., Hofstetter, A. et al. On the double role of Photofrin as a photo- and a radio-sensitising agent: a possible new combination therapy for tumours. Photochem Photobiol Sci 1, 438–439 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1039/b202849b

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