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An Optical Surface Applicator for Intraoperative Photodynamic Therapy

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Intraoperative photodynamic therapy (IO‐PDT) is typically administered by a handheld light source. This can result in uncontrolled distribution of light irradiance that impacts tissue and tumor response to photodynamic therapy.… Click to show full abstract

Intraoperative photodynamic therapy (IO‐PDT) is typically administered by a handheld light source. This can result in uncontrolled distribution of light irradiance that impacts tissue and tumor response to photodynamic therapy. The objective of this work was to characterize a novel optical surface applicator (OSA) designed to administer controlled light irradiance in IO‐PDT.

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; surface applicator; optical surface; therapy; intraoperative photodynamic

Journal Title: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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