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Light in Biology and Medicine

Volume 1

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Ron H. Douglas

    1. The City University, London, UK

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  2. Johan Moan

    1. The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

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  3. F. Dall’Acqua

    1. University of Padua, Padua, Italy

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Table of contents (59 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Luminescence Spectroscopy

    1. Laser Time-Resolved Fluorescence Studies for Investigating Chromophore-Biosubstrate Interactions

      • Alessandra Andreoni
      Pages 1-9

    2. Application of Polarized Luminescence in Biology and Medicine

      • László Szalay, Gábor Laczkó, Péter Maróti
      Pages 11-19

    3. Time-Resolved Fluorimetry using Synchrotron Radiation and Maximum Entropy Method of Analysis

      • Jean-Claude Brochon, Alastarir Livesey
      Pages 21-29

    4. Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Adenosine

      • Jean-Pierre Ballini, Malcolm Daniels, Paul Vigny
      Pages 31-38

  3. Light-Scattering and Dosimetry

    1. Measurement of Biological Effective Irradiance and Irradiation

      • Dieter Kockott, Jürgen Kochmann
      Pages 39-44

    2. The Optical Absorption and Scattering Properties of Tissues in the Visible and Near-Infrared Wavelength Range

      • Brian C. Wilson, Michael S. Patterson, Stephen T. Flock, J. David Moulton
      Pages 45-52

    3. Photosensitization in a Light Scattering Medium

      • Leonard I. Grossweiner
      Pages 53-60

    4. Optical Dosimetry in Photodynamic Therapy

      • Leonard I. Grossweiner
      Pages 61-66

  4. Photosensitization on the Molecular level

    1. Singlet Oxygen and Electron Transfer Induced Oxygenation Pathways in Reactions Photosensitized by Dicyanoanthracene and Hydroxy-Anthraquinones

      • Klaus Gollnick, Albert Schnatterer, Gerald Utschick, Uwe Paulmann, Stephan Held
      Pages 67-76

    2. Mediating Effects of DNA on Some Photochemical Processes

      • Stephen J. Atherton
      Pages 77-84

  6. Clinical Aspects of Photodynamic Cancer Treatment

    1. The Role of the Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry of Tumors in the Selective Retention of Sensitizers and the Mechanisms of Photosensitized Tumor Destruction

      • John D. Spikes
      Pages 105-113

    2. New Developments and Future Prospects in the Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy

      • J. A. S. Carruth
      Pages 115-120

    3. Pdt of Bladder Tumor

      • Dieter Jocham, E. Unsöld
      Pages 121-126

    4. Comparison of Fluorescing and Photosensitizing Properties of Different Porphyrin - Derivative - Preparations

      • Ronald Sroka, Christian Ell, Dieter Jocham, Hans Mueller v.d. Haegen, Susanne Stocker, Eberhard Unsöld
      Pages 127-132

    5. New Sensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer

      • Johan E. van Lier
      Pages 133-141

  7. Phototherapy of Hyperbilirubinemia

    1. Clinical and in Vitro Photochemistry of Bilirubin

      • John F. Ennever
      Pages 143-151
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About this book

Almost all life depends on light for its survival. It is the ultimate basis for the food we eat (photosynthesis), and many organisms make use of it in basic sensory mechanisms for guiding their behaviour, be it through the complex process of vision, or by the relatively more simple photosens­ itivity of microorganis~urthermore, light has profound implications for the field of medicine, both as a cause of disease (ie UV damage of DNA), and as a therapeutic agent (ie photodynamic therapy). These and other processes are the basis for the science of photobiolog~ which could be defined as the study of the effects of (visible and ultraviolet) light (from both the sun and artificial sources) on living matter. By its very nature, therefore, it is a multidisciplinary science involving branches of biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. This book contains a selection of papers which have been chosen to highlight recent advances in the various disciplines that make up photo­ biology. Although no book on photobiology can hope to be comprehensive, we hope that this volume includes a representative sample of much of what is new in the field. It is, however, inevitable that some areas will be better represented than others reflecting the biases of conference org­ anisers and editors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The City University, London, UK

    Ron H. Douglas

  • The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Johan Moan

  • University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    F. Dall’Acqua

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Light in Biology and Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 1

  • Editors: Ron H. Douglas, Johan Moan, F. Dall’Acqua

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0709-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8043-9Published: 23 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0709-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 461

  • Topics: Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Biological Techniques

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