Abstract
Photodynamic therapy is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive technique that uses a light source to activate light-sensitive drugs or photosensitizers to treat cancer and other diseases. The effect on living organisms caused by light in the presence of a photosensitizer and oxygen is known as the photodynamic effect or photodynamic action.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-96 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Oncology Reports |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2002 |