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Photodynamic therapy of diseases of the head and neck / edited by Merrill A. Biel.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Head--Diseases--Photochemotherapy.
- Head.
- Neck--Diseases--Photochemotherapy.
- Neck.
- Head--Cancer--Photochemotherapy.
- Neck--Cancer--Photochemotherapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, California ; Oxford, [England] ; Brisbane, [Queensland] : Plural Publishing Inc., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This authoritative text 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
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""1. The Roswell Park History of PDT:1972 to the Present""; ""2. Principles of Photodynamic Therapy-Induced Killing of Tumor Cells""; ""3. PDT Laser Physics and Safety""; ""4. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in Oral Cancer""; ""5. Photodynamic Therapy of Early Laryngeal Cancer""; ""6. interstitial PDT Cancer Treatment""; ""7. Intraoperative Adjuvant PDT of Head and Neck Cancer""; ""8. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in Nasopharyngeal Cancer""; ""9. Photodynamic Therapy for Esophageal Diseases""
- ""10. The Use of Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Lung Cancer""""11. Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck""; ""12. Nursing Care of the Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Head and Neck Patient""; ""13. Photodynamic Therapy of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis""; ""14. PDT of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms""; ""Glossary of Terms""; ""Appendix A. PDT Laser Treatment Record""; ""Appendix B. Formulae for Light Dose""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59756-812-0
- OCLC:
- 909145931
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