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1 June 1990 Monitoring the efficiency of photodynamic therapy in tissue
Arie Orenstein M.D., Sol Kimel, Bruce J. Tromberg, J. Stuart Nelson M.D., Michael W. Berns
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Proceedings Volume 1202, Laser-Tissue Interaction; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17614
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
Transcutaneous oxygen electrodes are used to non-invasively measure tissue oxygen tension during photodynamic therapy (PDT). Measurements are performed on VX-2 skin carcinomas in rabbit ears. The degree of tumor oxygen tension reduction is proportional to the applied light dose. In the absence of irradiation, oxygen tension returns to pre-irradiation levels until a "damage threshold" has been reached. For 50mW/cm2 irradiations of Photofrmn II (at 630 nm) and tetraphenylporphine tetrasulfonate (at 657 tim), the cumulative dose required to irreversibly deplete tumor iranscutaneous oxygen was approximately 300 kJ/M2 and 600 kJ/M2, respectively.
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Arie Orenstein M.D., Sol Kimel, Bruce J. Tromberg, J. Stuart Nelson M.D., and Michael W. Berns "Monitoring the efficiency of photodynamic therapy in tissue", Proc. SPIE 1202, Laser-Tissue Interaction, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17614
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KEYWORDS
Oxygen
Photodynamic therapy
Tumors
Tissue optics
Electrodes
Ear
Laser tissue interaction
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