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Optical Spectroscopy: Current Advances and Future Applications in Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy

DJ Evers1 Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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BHW Hendriks2 Minimally Invasive Healthcare, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsView further author information
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GW Lucassen2 Minimally Invasive Healthcare, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsView further author information
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TJM Ruers1 Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3 Technical University Twente, MIRA institute, Enschede, The Netherlands;1 Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]View further author information
Pages 307-320 | Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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