Photodynamic therapy : basic principles and clinical applications / edited by Barbara W. Henderson, Thomas J. Dougherty.

Other author Henderson, Barbara W., 1942-
Other author Dougherty, Thomas J. (Thomas John), 1933-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : M. Dekker, ©1992.
Descriptionxvi, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Historical perspective / Thomas J. Dougherty ... [et al.] -- Fluorescence and photodynamic effects of phthalocyanines and porphyrins in cells / Johan Moan ... [et al.] -- Photodynamic therapy: membrane and enzyme photobiology / Tom M.A.R. Dubbelman ... [et al.] -- Cellular targets of photodynamic therapy as a guide to mechanisms / Russell Hilf -- Cellular stress responses following photodynamic therapy / Stefan W. Ryter ... [et al.] -- Basic photobiology and mechanisms of action of phthalocyanines / Ehud Ben-Hur -- Cationic sensitizers, combination therapies, and new methodologies / Allan R. Oseroff -- Bacterial and viral photodynamic inactivation / Zvi Malik ... [et al.] -- Determinants for photodynamic tissue destruction / David A. Bellnier and Barbara W. Henderson -- Photosensitizing dyes related to hematoporphyrin derivative: structure-activity relationships / David Kessel, Chris J. Byrne and A. David Ward -- Phthalocyanines and related compounds: structure-activity relationships / Benoit Paquette and Johan E. van Lier -- Reduced porphyrins as photosensitizers: synthesis and biological effects / Alan R. Morgan.
Contents (cont) Low density lipoproteins-liposome delivery systems for tumor photosensitizers in vivo / Giulio Jori -- Photosensitizer delivery mediated by macromolecular carrier systems / Tayyaba Hasan -- Normal tissue damage following photodynamic therapy: are there biological advantages? / Hugh Barr and Stephen G. Bown -- Clinical photodynamic therapy: the continuing evolution / Stuart L. Marcus -- Photodynamic therapy in treatment of early cancer / Yoshihiro Hayata and Harubumi Kato -- Palliation for endobronchial tumors in lung cancer / Anne-Marie Regal -- Innovative photodynamic therapy at the National Cancer Institute: intraoperative, intracavitary treatment / Harvey I. Pass and Thomas F. DeLaney -- Clinical application of photodynamic therapy: German collaborative studies / Dieter Jocham ... [et al.] -- Photodynamic therapy: an eight-year experience / James S. McCaughan, Jr. ... [et al.] -- Light delivery and optical dosimetry in photodynamic therapy of solid tumors / Willem M. Star, Brian C. Wilson and Michael S. Patterson.
Contents (cont) Implications of photobleaching for photodynamic therapy / Lars O. Svaasand and William R. Potter -- Laser spectroscopy in medical diagnostics / Stefan Andersson-Engels ... [et al.] -- Photofrin II pharmacokinetics and optical dosing in tissue: apparatus and clinical measurements for the pharynx, esophagus, and tracheobronchial tree / Daniel Braichotte ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 92014636
ISBN0824786807 (alk. paper)