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Editorial
. 2022 Jan;30(1):13-19.
doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06518-w.

Clinical use of photobiomodulation as a supportive care during radiation therapy

Guillaume Klausner  1 , Idriss Troussier  2   3 , Charles-Henry Canova  2 , René-Jean Bensadoun  4
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Clinical use of photobiomodulation as a supportive care during radiation therapy

Guillaume Klausner et al. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Low-level light therapy; Lymphedema; Neoplasms; Photobiomodulation; Radiation dermatitis; Radiation therapy; Stomatitis.

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