The therapeutic use of light, as we know it, begins in 1900 when Raab reported that the
combination of acridine orange and light could destroy living organisms (paramecium)[1]. In …

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The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging treatment modality that employs the
photochemical interaction of three components: light, photosensitizer, and oxygen …

Many reviews on PDT have been published. This field is now so large, and embraces so
many subspecialities, from laser technology and optical penetration through diffusing media …

A singlet oxygen dose model is developed for PDT with Photofrin. The model is based on
photosensitizer photobleaching kinetics, and incorporates both singlet oxygen and non …

Heptamethine cyanines are important near-IR fluorophores used in many fluorescence
applications. Despite this utility, these molecules are susceptible to light-promoted reactions …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is generally based on the generation of highly reactive singlet
oxygen (1 O 2) through interactions of photosensitizer, light, and oxygen (3 O 2). These three …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of malignant tumours is a new technique for treating cancers.
After intravenous injection, a photosensitiser is selectively retained by the tumour cells so …

Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that covers a wide range of wavelengths, λ.
Between electromagnetic radio wavelengths in the meter (m) range to gamma rays with …