Lasers and light sources for PDT: Past, present and future

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Mang, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye lasers; Fiberoptics; Lasers; LED's; Photodynamic therapy (PDT); Photosensitizers

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; KERASTICK; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TEMOPORFIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARGON LASER; BALLOON CATHETER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; DYE LASER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FIBER OPTICS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LASER; LENS FIBER; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; METAL VAPOR LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

EID: 14144251085     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-1000(04)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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