Computer modeling optimizes photodynamic therapy
Activating drugs with light could be better used to fight disease by first simulating the optical properties of the light source and the body tissues being treated
Photodynamic Therapy works, but not by killing bacteria
Photodynamic therapy using methylated 5-aminolevulate (MAL-PDT) appears to have an effect on non-neoplastic skin diseases, for example acne vulgaris and rosacea, for which antibiotics are sometimes used, and a possible antibiotic effect
Using enzymatic reactions to enhance the photodynamic therapy
The enzymatic conversion of porphyrin dityrosine phosphates promises a new, useful approach to enhance the photodynamic therapy (PDT) effect for the treatment of cancers. Gaolin Liang, Ling Wang, Zhimou Yang, Hokee Koon, Naiki Mak,
Photodynamic therapy utilizing multiple duty cycle light modulation
A method of photodynamic disruption of target cells within a target cell site wherein the target cells are associated with one or more of a sterilization procedure, a biofilm eradication procedure, a sterilization procedure of a medical
Water soluble distyryl-boradiazaindacenes as efficient
We introduce a novel class of water soluble, extended conjugation boradiazaindacene dyes which are efficient singlet oxygen generators and have spectacular photoinduced cytotoxicity when excited in the "therapeutic window" of the
Photodynamic therapy treats acne
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) — also called photo radiation therapy, phototherapy, or photo chemotherapy — involves using a drug called a photosensitizing agent, which is activated by being exposed to a specific wave length of light.
Photodynamic Therapy for Skin Cancer
There will be nearly 11000 deaths from skin cancer in 2006 — about 8000 from melanoma and 3000 from other skin cancers, says the American Cancer Society. Skin
Photodynamic therapy in dermatology: a review
Photodynamic therapy in dermatology: a review[ October 25, 2006
Agents and methods for enhancing photodynamic therapy
A chemical conjugate for administration to a patient undergoing photodynamic therapy includes a photoactive compound coupled to a leakage reducing agent that is structured to reduce leakage of the photoactive compound from a patient's
Photodynamic inactivation of bacterial spores
The present invention relates the use photosensitizers to inactivate bacterial spores of bacterial species including Bacillus anthracis. Methods of the present invention are useful in the decontamination and treatment of living animals

Centre for Photobiology and Photodynamic Therapy
Pioneering the development of Photodynamic Therapy for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) : Cancerbackup
Information about photodynamic therapy (PDT) describing how it is used, how it is given and some possible side effects.
Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
A fact sheet that explains photodynamic therapy, how it is administered, and indications and side effects of treatment. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet
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Information about photodynamic therapy (PDT) with this medication (verteporfin) for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration.
eMedicine - Photodynamic Therapy for the Dermatologist : Article
Photodynamic Therapy for the Dermatologist - Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the use of photochemical reactions mediated through the interaction of