Design and construction of a light-delivery system for photodynamic therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1552-1558

  Bellnier, David A ^a   Wood, Leroy M ^a   Potter, William R ^a   Weishaupt, Kenneth R ^a   Oseroff, Allan R ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamsplitter; Laser; PDT; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; LASERS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BEAMSPLITTER; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FIBER POSITIONER; LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEMS; PATIENT MOVEMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT); POLARIZATION SENSITIVE; POLARIZED LASERS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0032788503     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598651     Document Type: Article

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