photodynamic therapy of cancer

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• Photodynamic therapy — (PDT), matured as a feasible medical technology in the 1980s at several institutions throughout the world, is a third level Clarifyme|date=September 2008 treatment for cancer involving three key components: a photosensitizer, light, and tissue… …   Wikipedia

• photodynamic therapy — Treatment with drugs that become active when exposed to light. These drugs kill cancer cells …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Photodynamic therapy — Treatment that destroys cancer cells with lasers and drugs that become active when exposed to light. * * * (PDT, photoradiation therapy, phototherapy, photochemotherapy) a treatment for some types of superficial cancers. A photosensitizing agent… …   Medical dictionary

• photodynamic therapy — PDT; = photoradiation therapy; = phototherapy; = photochemotherapy 1) a treatment for some types of superficial cancers. A light sensitive agent is injected into the bloodstream and remains in cancer cells for a longer time than in normal cells.… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• photodynamic therapy — noun A treatment for some forms of cancer and some skin disorders, involving the use of photosensitive chemicals, and controlled and directed laser beams …   Wiktionary

• Cancer research — This article is about research into cancer, in general. For the UK based charity, see Cancer Research UK. For the journal, see Cancer Research (journal). University of Florida Cancer Hospital Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order …   Wikipedia

• LED therapy — Light emitting diode therapy. Treatment with drugs that become active and may kill cancer cells when exposed to light. LED therapy is a type of photodynamic therapy, which uses a special type of light to activate the drug. Also called light… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• light-emitting diode therapy — LED therapy. Treatment with drugs that become active and may kill cancer cells when exposed to light. LED therapy is type of photodynamic therapy which uses a special type of light to activate the drug. Also called LED therapy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy — PUVA therapy. A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T cell lymphoma. The patient receives psoralen (a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to light) by mouth …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• PUVA therapy — Psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy. A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T cell lymphoma. The patient receives psoralen (a drug that becomes active when it is… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• photodynamic — Relating to the energy or force exerted by light. [photo + G. dynamis, force] * * * pho·to·dy·nam·ic dī nam ik adj of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as the destruction of cancer cells… …   Medical dictionary