title: Point/counterpoint. PDT is better than alternative therapies such as brachytherapy, electron beams, or low-energy x rays for the treatment of skin cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4283, USA. tzhu@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: E Ishmael
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Parsai
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D004583:Electrons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors