Photodynamic Medicine (eBook, PDF)

From Bench to Clinic
Redaktion: Kostron, Herwig; Hasan, Tayyaba

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is increasingly being used amongst health practitioners in combating a variety of diseases. This book reviews the current state of development of PDT, and also presents the foreseeable advancements of the field in the next decade. Practitioners in biological sciences, biotechnology and medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry will find this book an invaluable source of information.
Chapters are drawn from research discussed at the 10th International Symposium on Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice in Brixen and are written and edited by leaders in the field. Mirroring the philosophy of that meeting, this book contains an informative balance of the basic science and clinical applications of PDT. Following an introduction to PDT, its history, and how techniques have developed, chapters serve as a practical guide for practitioners, covering topics such as sensitizer dosage and light dosage, and examples of relevant studies. The text goes further to explore areas outside the medical field, such as the impact of PDT on society and the environment, and the economics of therapies.
This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor Giulio Jori, an expert in this field, who sadly passed away on the 23rd December 2014.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 650
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782626824
• Artikelnr.: 46760423

Inhaltsangabe

Historical aspects
Photosensitisers for PDT
Basic mechanisms of PDD/PDT
The story of ALA: a cancer enigma
The tumour microenvironment modulates responsiveness to PDT
Nanotechnological approaches in PDT
Nanoparticles
Targeted PDT
Cancer stem cells targeting
PDT and the brain
Photochemical internalization
In vivo microscopy
Instrumentation
Dosimetry in PDT
The role of pdt within the global treatment of cancer
PDT in dermatology
Photodynamic diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours
PDT for lung tumours
PDT for gastrointestinal tumours
Head and neck PDT and optical diagnostics
PDT in urology
PDT in gynaecology
Clinical diagnostics
PDT for nosocomial infections
Antimicrobial PDT
PDT for vector-borne diseases
Photoreaction as a predictive tool in vascular diseases
Ancient photodynamic medicine
PDT in the context of clinical cancer care
Conclusions and summary