The application of 5-aminolevulinic acid in the treatment of precancerous lesions, skin cancer, and a new approach to the control of therapy

Zbigniew Kulas; Elżbieta Bereś - Pawlik; Andrzej Bieniek; Łukasz Matusiak

doi:10.1117/12.809611

23 February 2009 The application of 5-aminolevulinic acid in the treatment of precancerous lesions, skin cancer, and a new approach to the control of therapy

Zbigniew Kulas, Elżbieta Bereś - Pawlik, Andrzej Bieniek, Łukasz Matusiak

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Proceedings Volume 7161, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics V; 716111 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809611
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The aim of our work was to determine a therapeutic effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Twenty five patients with the Bowen's disease, actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma (superficial, nodular) were examined. They were treated with photosensitizer - aminolevulinic acid (metabolized in protoporphyrin IX), and the new red light source built of high-power diodes. A new method, based on numerical analysis of fluorescence imaging of tissues, was proposed as a way for controlling therapy.

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Zbigniew Kulas, Elżbieta Bereś - Pawlik, Andrzej Bieniek, and Łukasz Matusiak "The application of 5-aminolevulinic acid in the treatment of precancerous lesions, skin cancer, and a new approach to the control of therapy", Proc. SPIE 7161, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics V, 716111 (23 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809611

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