Performance of a light applicator for photodynamic therapy in the oral cavity: Calculations and measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1689-1700

  Van Benthem, H E ^a   Sterenborg, H J C M ^a   Van der Meulen, F W ^a   Van Gemert, M J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LASER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MANDIBLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUTH CAVITY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGHT; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOUTH; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 0030755294     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/9/002     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Allardice J T, Abulafi A M, Dean R, Rowland C and Williams N 1993 Light delivery systems for adjunctive intraoperative photodynamic therapy Lasers Med. Sci. 8 8-14
2. Feyh J, Gutman R and Lennig A 1993 Die photodynamischen Lasertherapie im Bereich der hals, Nasenohrenheilkunde Laryngo-Rhin-Otologie 72 273-8
3. Feyh J and Kastenbauer E 1992 Die Behandlung der Larynzpapillomatose mit Hilfe der photodynamischen Lasertherapie Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie 71 190-2
4. Goebel D 1967 Generalized integrating-sphere theory Appl. Opt. 6 125-8
5. Grant W E, Hopper C, MacRobert A J, Speight P M and Bown S G 1993 Photodynamic therapy of oral cancer: photosensitization with systemic aminolaevulinic acid Lancet 342 147-8
6. Henderson B W and Dougherty T J H (eds) 1992 Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Principles and Clinical Application (New York: Dekker)
7. Herzog M, Fellbaum C and Horch H H 1992 Erste klinische Erfahrungen mit der photodynamischen Therapit (pdt) des Mundholtenkarzinoms Deutsche Zahn-, Mund-Kieferheilkunde 80 141-3
8. Karagiannes J L, Zhang Z, Gross weiner B and Grossweiner L 1989 Applications of the 1d diffusion approximation to the optics of tissues and tissue phantoms Appl. Opt. 28 2311-7
9. Lippert B M, Werner J A, Gorogh T, Schade W and Rudert H 1993 Anthracyclinderivate als Photosensibilisatoren in der photodynamischen Lasertherapie: ein in-vifro-untersuchung an Plattenepithelkarzinomzellen der Mundhöhle Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie 72 63-6
10. Marijnissen J P A, Baas P, Beek J F, van Moll J H, van Zandwijk N and Star W M 1993a Pilot study on light dosimetry for endobronchial photodynamic therapy Photochem. Photobiol 58 92-8
11. Marijnissen J P A, Star W M, In't Zand H J A, D'Hallewin M A and Baert L 1993b In situ light dosimetry during whole bladder wall photodynamic therapy: clinical results and experimental verification Phys. Med, Biol 38 567-82
12. Murrer L H P, Marijnissen J P A and Star W M 1996 Light distribution by linear diffusing sources for photodynamic therapy Phys. Med. Biol. 41 951-61
13. Nseyo U O, Lundahl S L and Merril D C 1990 Whole bladder photodynamic therapy: critical review of present-day technology and rationale for development of intravescial laser catheter and monitoring system Urology 36 398-402
14. Overholt B F, Panjehpour M, DeNovo R C and Petersen M G 1994 Photodynamic therapy for esophaegeal cancer using a 180° windowed esophagael balloon Lasers Surg. Med. 14 27-33
15. Rem A I, van Gemert M J C, van der Meulen F W, Gijsbers G H M and Beek H F 1997 Uniform irradiation of irregularly shaped cavities for photodynamic therapy Phys. Med. Biol. 42 583-93
16. Savary J F, Fontolliet C, Braichotte D, Monnier P and van den Bergh H 1994 First clinical results after photodynamic treatment of early squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus bronchi and mouth with meso-tetrahydroxyphenyl-chlorin (m-thpc) Abstract 5th Int. Photodynam. Assoc. Bienn. Meeting (Florida, 1994)
17. Unsold E, Beyer W, Heinze A and Sroka R 1989 Irradiation modalities for photodynamic therapy Lasers Med. Sci. (Suppl. 1) 159-64
18. van Staveren H, Moes C J M, van Marie J, Prahl S and van Gemert M 1991 Light scattering in intralipid-10% in the wavelength range of 400-1100 nm Appl. Opt. 30 4507-14
19. Welch A J and van Gemert M J (eds) 1995 Optical-Thermal Response of Laser Irradiated Tissue (New York: Plenum)