The History of Photodetection and Photodynamic Therapy¶

By R. Ackroyd, C. Kelty, N. Brown, M. Reed. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2001

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Photodynamic therapy for cancer (2003, methodology): “gif" NDATA ITEM> ]> Light has been used as therapy for more than three thousand year”
A Review of Progress in Clinical Photodynamic Therapy (2005, background): “Review articles on past work, new aspects and future applications have been published regularly while new technology and promising applications continue to be discovered (2, 6-14).”
Ultrafine titanium dioxide particles in the absence of photoactivation can induce oxidative damage to human bronchial epithelial cells. (2005, background): “Recently, TiO 2 was used as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy for endobronchial and esophageal cancers (Ackroyd et al., 2001).”
Oncologic Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Principles, Current Clinical Status and Future Directions (2017, background): “The history of PDT has been described extensively [1,3,4].”
Photodynamic Therapy Review: Principles, Photosensitizers, Applications, and Future Directions (2021, background): “In 1976, another major event in the development of PDT occurred, when J. F. Kelly and M. E. Snell proceeded to the first human study of the effects of PDT in bladder cancer using HpD [3].”