| Title: |
Photodynamic Therapy (Red) |
| Description: |
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.
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| Topics/Categories: |
Treatment -- Other Interventions |
| Type: |
Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: |
National Cancer Institute |
| Creator: |
John Crawford (Photographer) |
| AV Number: |
AV-8700-3895 |
| Date Created: |
1987 |
| Date Added: |
January 1, 2001 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.
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