Title :
Clinical Experience of Photodynamic Therapy in China
Author :
Qiu, H.X. ; Gu, Y. ; Liu, F.G. ; Huang, N.Y. ; Chen, H.X. ; Zeng, J.
Author_Institution :
Chinese PLA Gen. Hosp., Beijing
Abstract :
PDT was introduced to China in the late of 1970s as an experimental treatment of cancer. During the past 26 years, thousands of patients with cancerous or non-cancerous diseases have been treated by PDT and a plenty of clinical experience has been gained, especially the advanced experience in the treatment of port-wine stains (PWS), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and condyloma acuminatum. In the future, Chinese researchers will hopefully continue to try their best to get a better understanding about the mechanism of PDT and to optimize clinical application of PDT.
Keywords :
cancer; photodynamic therapy; China; cancer treatment; condyloma acuminatum; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; photodynamic therapy; port-wine stains; Argon; Cancer; Degenerative diseases; History; Hospitals; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Light sources; Medical treatment; Programmable logic arrays; Cancer; China; Photodynamic therapy; benign disease;
Conference_Titel :
Complex Medical Engineering, 2007. CME 2007. IEEE/ICME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1077-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1078-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCME.2007.4381929
