The role of reactive oxygen species and their measurement in phototherapies

Author

Wilson, Brian C.

Author_Institution

Ontario Cancer Inst., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

251

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in many photoreactions and may play important roles in photodamage mechanisms, including those involved in light-based therapeutic applications. Two main types of phototherapies are currently of significant interest in which photothermal or photomechanical effects are absent or minor, namely the use of low-intensity red or near-infrared lasers for various types of biomodulation and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of major diseases, both oncologic and nononcologic.

Keywords

cancer; laser applications in medicine; luminescence; oxygen; photodynamic therapy; photothermal effects; O₂; biomodulation; light-based therapeutic applications; low-intensity near-infrared lasers; low-intensity red lasers; low-level photothera.py; major diseases; photodamage mechanisms; photodynamic therapy; photomechanical effects; photoreactions; phototherapeutic irradiation; phototherapeutic techniques; photothermal effects; reactive O₂ species; Cancer; Diseases; Energy exchange; In vitro; In vivo; Luminescence; Medical treatment; Oxygen; Photochemistry; Photomultipliers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134022

Filename

1134022