Effect of Photofrin on skin reflection of basal cell nevus syndrome patients

Leonard I. Grossweiner; Linda Ramball Jones; Irmgard K. Koehler M.D.; Mehmet D. Bilgin M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.237521

2 April 1996 Effect of Photofrin on skin reflection of basal cell nevus syndrome patients

Leonard I. Grossweiner, Linda Ramball Jones, Irmgard K. Koehler M.D., Mehmet D. Bilgin M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2675, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy V; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237521
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Skin reflection spectra were measured before and 24 hours after administration of Photofrin (Reg. TM) to basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) patients. The drug reduced the reflectivity of uninvolved BCNS skin and increased the reflectivity of basal cell cancers. Photofrin (Reg. TM) absorption in normal rat skin and uninvolved BCNS skin was resolved by the diffusion approximation. Optical constants calculated with a two-layer skin model indicate that the drug increased light scattering in tumor tissues. The possible use of reflection spectra for PDT light dosimetry is discussed.

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Leonard I. Grossweiner, Linda Ramball Jones, Irmgard K. Koehler M.D., and Mehmet D. Bilgin M.D. "Effect of Photofrin on skin reflection of basal cell nevus syndrome patients", Proc. SPIE 2675, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy V, (2 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237521

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