| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
The Roswell Park history of PDT: 1972-present: a personal perspective / Thomas J. Dougherty -- Principles of photodynamic therapy-induced killing of tumor cells / Nancy L. Oleinick and David Kessel -- PDT laser light physics and safety / Tom Mang -- PDT in oral cancer / Barry L. Wenig and David Goldenberg -- Photodynamic therapy of early laryngeal cancer / Merrill Biel -- Interstitial PDT cancer treatment / Christian S. Betz and Colin Hopper -- Intraoperative adjuvant PDT of head and neck cancer / Merrill Biel -- PDT in nasopharyngeal cancer / I.B Tan [and others] -- PDT for esophageal diseases / Wetske Wystra and Kenneth K. Wang -- The use of PDT in the management of lung cancer / Eric S. Edell -- PDT in skin cancer of the head and neck / Alexander Kubler and Nicolas Hunzelmann -- Nursing care of the photodynamic therapy (PDT) head and neck patient / Carla Kane -- PDT of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis / Mark J. Shikowitz, Bettie M. Steinberg, and Virginia Mullooly -- PDT of bacterial and fungal biofilms / Merrill Biel |
| Summary |
Presents the background, methodology and outcomes for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) treatment of diseases of the head and neck. The author, an expert and pioneer in this field, discusses the indications for PDT treatment with their advantages and pitfalls. As PDT is an approved therapy for treatment of head and neck cancers in many countries in the world, this text provides the clinician and basic researcher with an understanding of PDT and how to successfully employ it for the successful treatment of head and neck cancers. This comprehensive book is unique in that no other scientific text has devoted itself to the presentation of PDT treatment of head and neck and upper aerodigestive tract disease, a treatment area that has its own unique treatment issues. This is the first text for clinicians and researchers who need to perform or learn about PDT of the head and neck. The text includes both established treatment modalities as well as new and upcoming treatments, such as the use of PDT to treat antibiotic resistant infections |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Head -- Diseases -- Photochemotherapy
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Neck -- Diseases -- Photochemotherapy
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Head -- Cancer -- Photochemotherapy
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Neck -- Cancer -- Photochemotherapy
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Photochemotherapy.
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Head and Neck Neoplasms -- drug therapy
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Photochemotherapy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Photochemotherapy
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Head -- Cancer -- Photochemotherapy
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Neck -- Cancer -- Photochemotherapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Biel, Merrill A
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| ISBN |
9781597568128 |
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1597568120 |
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