MAKE A MEME View Large Image Photodynamic therapy (red).jpg The procedure of photodynamic therapy In this therapy patients are injected with a light-activated drug called a photosensitizer which makes cells in their body sensitive to light The drug is selectively ...
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Keywords: Photodynamic therapy (red).jpg The procedure of photodynamic therapy In this therapy patients are injected with a light-activated drug called a photosensitizer which makes cells in their body sensitive to light The drug is selectively retained by cancer cells as compared with normal tissue Doctors then use fiber-optic probes to expose the cancer to laser light This activates the photosensitizer and produces a toxic reaction that destroys the tumor without irreparably damaging the surrounding normal cells Topics/Categories Treatment Other Interventions Type Color Photo Source National Cancer Institute John Crawford Photographer 2267 1987 Reuse Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused Please credit the source and/or author listed above John Crawford Photographer PD-USGov-HHS-NIH Media from National Cancer Institute Visuals Online Images uploaded by Fæ Cancer treatments Laser therapy
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