Integrated system for interstitial photodynamic therapy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5142, Issue , 2003, Pages 42-49

  Andersson Engels, Stefan ^a,c   Bendsoe, Niels ^b,c   Johansson, Ann ^a,c   Johansson, Thomas ^a,c   Pålsson, Sara ^a,c   Thompson, Marcelo Soto ^a,c   Stenram, Unne ^b,c   Svanberg, Katarina ^b,c   Svanberg, Sune ^a,c  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Lund University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Fluorescence; Interstitial photodynamic therapy; Tissue optics

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; TUMORS;

LIGHT FLUENCE RATE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; THERAPEUTIC LIGHT; TUMOUR MASS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 1342309841     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.500780     Document Type: Conference Paper

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