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Handbook of Photomedicine.

Providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of this exciting biomedical field, Handbook of Photomedicine gathers together a large team of international experts to give you a complete account of the application of light in healthcare and medical science. The book progresses logically from t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamblin, Michael R.
Otros Autores: Huang, Ying-Ying
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Historical Vignettes from the Field of Photomedicine; Chapter 2: History and Fundamentals of Lasers and Light Sources in Photomedicine; Chapter 3: Light-Tissue Interactions; Chapter 4: History and Fundamentals of Photodynamic Therapy; Chapter 5: History and Fundamentals of Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy; Chapter 6: UV Effects on the Skin; Chapter 7: Photocarcinogenesis Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer; Chapter 8: Autoimmune Photodermatoses; Chapter 9: Photoaggravated Dermatoses; Chapter 10: Photoaging
  • Chapter 11: UVR-Induced ImmunosuppressionChapter 12: The Porphyrias; Chapter 13: Photoprotection; Chapter 14: Botanical Antioxidants for Photochemoprevention; Chapter 15: Reversal of DNA Damage to the Skin with DNA Repair Liposomes; Chapter 16: Climate Change and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure; Chapter 17: Photochemistry and Photobiology of Vitamin D; Chapter 18: UVB Phototherapy for Psoriasis; Chapter 19: PUVA Therapy; Chapter 20: Extracorporeal Photopheresis; Chapter 21: Ultraviolet C Therapy for Infections; Chapter 22: Recent Advances in Developing Improved Agents for Photodynamic Therapy
  • Chapter 23: 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and Its DerivativesChapter 24: Genetically Encoded Photosensitizers: Structure, Photosensitization Mechanisms, and Potential Application to Photodynamic Therapy; Chapter 25: Light Dosimetry for Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Concepts; Chapter 26: Multimodality Dosimetry; Chapter 27: Cell Death and PDT-Based Photooxidative (Phox) Stress; Chapter 28: Vascular and Cellular Targeted PDT; Chapter 29: Photodynamic Therapy for Increased Delivery of Anticancer Drugs; Chapter 30: Targeting Strategies in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment
  • Chapter 31: Enhancing Photodynamic Treatment of Cancer with Mechanism-Based Combination StrategiesChapter 32: Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Cancer Therapy; Chapter 33: Drug Delivery Strategies for Photodynamic Therapy; Chapter 34: Antimicrobial PDT for Clinical Infectious Diseases; Chapter 35: PDT and the Immune System; Chapter 36: Detection of Bladder Cancer by Fluorescence Cystoscopy: From Bench to Bedside-the Hexvix Story; Chapter 37: Photochemical Internalization: From Bench to Bedside with a Novel Technology for Targeted Macromolecule Therapy
  • Chapter 38: The Story of Tookad: From Bench to BedsideChapter 39: Photodynamic Therapy in Ophthalmology; Chapter 40: Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology; Chapter 41: Photodynamic Therapy in the Gastrointestinal Tract; Chapter 42: Photodynamic Applications in Brain Tumors; Chapter 43: Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Pleural Disease; Chapter 44: Clinical Photodynamic Therapy in the Chinese Region; Chapter 45: Photodynamic Therapy and Fluorescent Diagnostics in the Russian Federation; Chapter 46: Chromophores (Photoacceptors) for Low-Level Laser Therapy