Laser-ultraviolet-A-induced ultraweak photon emission in mammalian cells

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Niggli, Hugo J ^a   Tudisco, Salvatore ^b,c   Privitera, Giuseppe ^b,c   Applegate, Lee Ann ^d   Scordino, Agata ^b,c   Musumeci, Franco ^b,c  

^a BioFoton AG   (Switzerland)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biophotons; Cancer; Cell culture; Ultraviolet A laser; Ultraweak photon emission

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASES; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; ONCOLOGY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONICS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BIOPHOTONS; CANCER; HUMAN SKIN FIBROBLAST; SUSPENSION DENSITIES; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRA-WEAK PHOTON EMISSIONS; ULTRAVIOLET-A LASER;

ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM; CELLS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; CELLS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASERS; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTONS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 24744436031     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1899185     Document Type: Article

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