Optical properties of cytostatic drugs used in cancer treatment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4606, Issue , 2001, Pages 66-71

  Pascu, Mihail Lucian ^a   Mogos, Ioan ^b   Enescu, Mironel ^a   Staicu, Angela ^a   Truica, Sorina ^a   Voicu, Letitia ^a   Gazdaru, Doina ^c   Pascu, Mihaela ^d   Radu, Alina ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

^b Institutul Oncologic Prof Dr Alexandru Trestioreanu Bucuresti   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^d Department of Cardiology   (Romania)

^e Theodor Burghele Clinical Hospital   (Romania)

Author keywords

Absorption and fluorescence spectra; Methotrexate (MTX); Uv vis irradiation

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; FLUORESCENCE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PH; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; XENON;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0035770959     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446699     Document Type: Article

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