Photodynamic Therapy Of Diseases Of The Head And Neck

ABOUT THE BOOK
This authoritative text presents the background, methodology and outcomes for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) treatment of diseases of the head and neck. The author, an expert and pioneer in this field, discusses the indications for PDT treatment with their advantages and pitfalls. As PDT is an approved therapy for treatment of head and neck cancers in many countries in the world, this text provides the clinician and basic researcher with an understanding of PDT and how to successfully employ it for the successful treatment of head and neck cancers. This comprehensive book is unique in that no other scientific text has devoted itself to the presentation of PDT treatment of head and neck and upper aerodigestive tract disease, a treatment area that has its own unique treatment issues.

This is the first text for clinicians and researchers who need to perform or learn about PDT of the head and neck. The text includes both established treatment modalities as well as new and upcoming treatments, such as the use of PDT to treat antibiotic resistant infections.

CONTENTS
Contributing Author’s Introduction, Merrill Biel, MD, PhD, FACS and Colin Hopper, MBBS, BDS, FDSRCS, FRCS. History of PDT, Tom Dougherty. Photochemistry and Photobiology, Nancy Olenick. PDT Laser Light Physics and Safety, Tom Mang. PDT of Malignancies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract. PDT Oral Cancer, Barry Wenig and Bing Tan. PDT Laryngeal Cancer, Merrill Biel. Interstitial PDT of Cancers, Colin Hopper. Intraoperative PDT of Cancer, Merrill Biel. PDT Esophageal Cancer, Vanessa Schweitzer. PDT Tracheobronchial Cancer, Brian Lukatich. PDT Skin Cancer, A. Kubler. Nursing Aspects of PDT Treatment, Carla Kane. PDT of Non-Malignancies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract. PDT of Laryngeal Papillomas, Allan Abramson. PDT of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms, Merrill Biel.