## Background and objective: Photodynamic therapy (pdt) is an efficient technique to treat superficial early cancers in the pharynx, esophagus, and tracheo-bronchial tree. however, the lack of selectivity of some of the clinically used photosensitizers can result in significant damage to the health
Mucosal ablation with photodynamic therapy in the esophagus: Optimization of light dosimetry in the sheep model
β Scribed by Alexandre Radu; Ramiro Conde; Charlotte Fontolliet; Georges Wagnieres; Hubert Van den Bergh; Philippe Monnier
- Book ID
- 118523856
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 504 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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