The physics, biophysics and technology of photodynamic therapy

By Brian C. Wilson, Michael S. Patterson. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2008

922 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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In Biomedical Engineering

1. Michael R Hamblin
2. W. Chan
3. Lihong V. Wang
4. Brian C. Wilson
5. Vasilis Ntziachristos
6. David B. Graves
7. Paul C. Beard
8. Peter Kuchment

In Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

1. Michael R Hamblin
2. Lihong V. Wang
3. Brian C. Wilson
4. David B. Graves

Citations in the corpus

• Gold Nanoparticles for Photothermal Cancer Therapy (2019, background): “In contrast to traditional PDT, which relies on the presence of oxygen to generate reactive oxygen species, and is considerably limited in application due to its limited depth of penetration (Wilson and Patterson, 2008), PTT mainly exerts effects by increasing the local temperature within tumors (Wa”
• Porphysome nanovesicles generated by porphyrin bilayers for use as multimodal biophotonic contrast agents. (2011, background): “However, to achieve clinical relevance, the rapid attenuation of light in biological tissues must be dealt with by leveraging improving light delivery methods or targeting diseases that affect organs that are more accessible to ligh”
• Oncologic photodynamic therapy photosensitizers: a clinical review. (2010, background): “Changes in fluorescence may be a part of an accurate real time PDT dosimetry system that allows the operator to determine if treatment was sufficient for lesion destruction during therapy [21].”
• PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF CANCER: AN UPDATE (2011, background): “The choice of optimal combinations of PSs, light sources, and treatment parameters is crucial for successful PDT.(21,22)”