The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 748-753 , February 2008

Selective Prostate Cancer Thermal Ablation With Laser Activated Gold Nanoshells

Received 25 April 2007

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 Supported by the Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

PII: S0022-5347(07)02489-5

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.018

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 748-753 , February 2008

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