COMPREHENSIVE SERIES IN PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Series Editors:
Prof. Lesley Rhodes
University of Manchester, UK
Dr Evelyne Sage
Institut Curie, France
Dr Massimo Trotta
Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici-CNR, Italy
COMPREHENSIVE SERIES IN PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
Series Editors: Evelyne Sage, Lesley Rhodes and Massimo Trotta
Titles in this Series:
| Volume 1 | UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems |
| Edited by E.W. Helbling and H. Zagarese | |
| Volume 2 | Photodynamic Therapy |
| Edited by T. Patrice | |
| Volume 3 | Photoreceptors and Light Signalling |
| Edited by A. Batschauer | |
| Volume 4 | Lasers and Current Optical Techniques in Biology |
| Edited by G. Palumbo and R. Pratesi | |
| Volume 5 | From DNA Photolesions to Mutations, Skin Cancer and Cell Death |
| Edited by É. Sage, R. Drouin and M. Rouabhia | |
| Volume 6 | Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology |
| Edited by E. Silva and A.M. Edwards | |
| Volume 7 | Photodynamic Therapy with ALA: A Clinical Handbook |
| Edited by R. Pottier, B. Krammer, R. Baumgartner and H. Stepp | |
| Volume 8 | Primary Processes of Photosynthesis, Part 1: Principles and Apparatus |
| Edited by G. Renger | |
| Volume 9 | Primary Processes of Photosynthesis, Part 2: Principles and Apparatus |
| Edited by G. Renger | |
| Volume 10 | Biophysical and Physiological Effects of Solar Radiation on Human Skin |
| Edited by Paolo U. Giacomoni | |
| Volume 11 | Photodynamic Inactivation of Microbial Pathogens: Medical and Environmental Applications |
| Edited by Michael R. Hamblin and Giulio Jori | |
| Volume 12 | Surface Water Photochemistry |
| Edited by Paola Calza and Davide Vione | |
| Volume 13 | Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences, Volume 1 |
| Edited by Santi Nonell and Cristina Flors | |
| Volume 14 | Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences, Volume 2 |
| Edited by Santi Nonell and Cristina Flors | |
| Volume 15 | Photodynamic Medicine: From Bench to Clinic |
| Edited by Herwig Kostron and Tayyaba Hasan |
| Volume 1 | UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems |
| Edited by E.W. Helbling and H. Zagarese | |
| Volume 2 | Photodynamic Therapy |
| Edited by T. Patrice | |
| Volume 3 | Photoreceptors and Light Signalling |
| Edited by A. Batschauer | |
| Volume 4 | Lasers and Current Optical Techniques in Biology |
| Edited by G. Palumbo and R. Pratesi | |
| Volume 5 | From DNA Photolesions to Mutations, Skin Cancer and Cell Death |
| Edited by É. Sage, R. Drouin and M. Rouabhia | |
| Volume 6 | Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology |
| Edited by E. Silva and A.M. Edwards | |
| Volume 7 | Photodynamic Therapy with ALA: A Clinical Handbook |
| Edited by R. Pottier, B. Krammer, R. Baumgartner and H. Stepp | |
| Volume 8 | Primary Processes of Photosynthesis, Part 1: Principles and Apparatus |
| Edited by G. Renger | |
| Volume 9 | Primary Processes of Photosynthesis, Part 2: Principles and Apparatus |
| Edited by G. Renger | |
| Volume 10 | Biophysical and Physiological Effects of Solar Radiation on Human Skin |
| Edited by Paolo U. Giacomoni | |
| Volume 11 | Photodynamic Inactivation of Microbial Pathogens: Medical and Environmental Applications |
| Edited by Michael R. Hamblin and Giulio Jori | |
| Volume 12 | Surface Water Photochemistry |
| Edited by Paola Calza and Davide Vione | |
| Volume 13 | Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences, Volume 1 |
| Edited by Santi Nonell and Cristina Flors | |
| Volume 14 | Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences, Volume 2 |
| Edited by Santi Nonell and Cristina Flors | |
| Volume 15 | Photodynamic Medicine: From Bench to Clinic |
| Edited by Herwig Kostron and Tayyaba Hasan |
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COMPREHENSIVE SERIES IN PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY – VOLUME 15
Photodynamic Medicine
From Bench to Clinic
Editors
Herwig Kostron
University of Innsbruck
Anichstrasse 35
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Email: [email protected]
and
Tayyaba Hasan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Wellman Center
Bartlett Hall 314, 55 Fruit Street
Boston MA 02114
USA
Email: [email protected]
ISBN: 978-1-78262-451-6
PDF eISBN: 978-1-78262-682-4
EPUB eISBN: 978-1-78262-823-1
ISSN: 2041-9716
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