Investigation of skin toxicity in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy

Subject Areas : Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Imaging, Endoscopy

Mohammad Bayatzadeh ¹ , Sharifeh Shahi ²

1 - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Laser and Biophotonics in Biotechnologies Research Center, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-26 Accepted : 2023-10-15 Published : 2023-10-18

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