Photodynamic therapy.

PositionHEALTH BEAT - Tumor treatment - Brief article

Photodynamic therapy is a procedure for the treatment of tumors and other tissue mutations. It applies light in combination with a light-activatable substance (photo-sensitiser) and oxygen present in the tissue. The sensitiser gathers selectively in the tumor or tissue mutation. When the cancer cells are exposed to light in the appropriate wave length...

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