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In general terms, photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the use of a light source to activate a compound (photosensitizer) within malignant cells. The activated compound then transfers its energy to molecular oxygen, which works in a destructive capacity to eliminate the tumor.1

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Acknowledgements

The authors are sincerely grateful to Anne Paquette, RN, BSN, CCRC, and Michelle McCarthy, RPA-C, for their assistance in preparing this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Nathalie C. Zeitouni MD & Allan Oseroff MD, PhD (Chairman)

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ, USA

    David J. Najarian MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology)

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Zeitouni, N.C., Oseroff, A., Najarian, D.J. (2009). Photodynamic Therapy. In: MacFarlane, D.F. (eds) Skin Cancer Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88495-0_4

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