Assessment and comparison of spectral and spatial emission characteristics of non-coherent light sources for use in photomedicine

Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 51-60

  Gudgin Dickson, E F ^a   Kennedy, J C ^b   Nadeau, P ^a   Pottier, R H ^a   Wieland, H ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Lamp assessment; Light fluence; Non coherent light sources; Photoactivation; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitization; Protoporphyrin IX

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040317121     PISSN: 12056685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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