Cationic Dyes With Mitochondrial Specificity For Phototherapy Of Malignant Tumors

Stephen K. Powers

doi:10.1117/12.942693

19 February 1988 Cationic Dyes With Mitochondrial Specificity For Phototherapy Of Malignant Tumors

Stephen K. Powers

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Proceedings Volume 0847, New Directions in Photodynamic Therapy; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942693
Event: Cambridge Symposium on Optics in Medicine and Visual Image Processing, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Photochemotherapy (PCT) is a form of cancer therapy that employs a drug called a photosensitizer, which binds to tumor and becomes cytotoxic by the absorption of radiant energy. In order for a photosensitizer to be clinically useful, it must be non-toxic to normal tissues, be selectively taken up and/or retained by malignant tissue, be activated by light that can penetrate deeply into both tumor and tumor involved normal tissues, and be photochemically efficient.

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Stephen K. Powers "Cationic Dyes With Mitochondrial Specificity For Phototherapy Of Malignant Tumors", Proc. SPIE 0847, New Directions in Photodynamic Therapy, (19 February 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942693

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