Integrating spheres for improved skin photodynamic therapy

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Glennie, Diana L ^a,b   Farrell, Thomas J ^a,b   Hayward, Joseph E ^a,b   Patterson, Michael S ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beam characteristics; Dosimetry; Integrating sphere; Light dosimetry; Photodynamic therapy; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

BEAM CHARACTERISTICS; HUMAN SKIN; INTEGRATING SPHERES; LASER POWER; LIGHT DOSIMETRY; LIGHT FIELDS; LIGHT FLUENCE RATE; RADIANT EXPOSURE; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CANCERS; TISSUE OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TREATMENT AREA; TREATMENT TIME;

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS; REFLECTION; SPHERES; TISSUE;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952523575     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3484261     Document Type: Article

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