Tumor detection by exogenous fluorescent dyes using new generation photo-multiplier tubes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5830, Issue , 2005, Pages 399-403

  Borisova, E ^a,d   Angelov, I ^b   Mantareva, V ^b   Petrova, D ^b   Townsend, P ^c   Valberg, L ^c   Avramov, L ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d OPTELLA Ltd   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Exogenous fluorescent markers; Malignant melanoma; New PMT

Indexed keywords

PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SOLVENTS; TUMORS;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; FLUORESCENT DYES;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 27744436336     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.618833     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. N. Kollias, R.M. Sayre, L. Zeise, M.R. Chedekel, Photoprotection by melanin, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 1991, 9:135-160.
2. P. Townsend, Photocathodes - past performance and future potential, Contemp Phys 2003, 44:17-34
3. M. Shopova, D. Woehrle, V. Mantareva, S. Mueller, Naphthalocyanine complexes as potential photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of tumors, J. Biomed Optics 1999, 4:276-285.
4. V. Mantareva, D. Petrova, L. Avramov, I. Angelov, E. Borisova, M. Peeva, D. Woehrle, Cationic Zn (II)-phthalocyanines differing in lipophilicity as fluorescent contrast agents for B16 pigmented melanoma, J Porphyr Phthalocyan (in press)