photoradiationmedical dictionary

Treatment of cancer by intravenous injection of a photosensitizing agent, such as haematoporphyrin, followed by exposure to visible light of superficial tumours or of deep tumours by a fibreoptic probe.

Synonyms: photochemotherapy, photoradiation therapy.

(05 Mar 2000)

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