The physics of photodynamic therapy
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 31 (4), 327-360
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/31/4/001
Abstract
This review covers the following topics: outstanding problems in photodynamic therapy (PDT); light sources for PDT; light delivery systems for PDT; light dosimetry; haematoporphyrin derivative quantification in vivo.Keywords
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