Inventors:
Abdelhak Bensaoula - Houston TX, US
John Christopher Boney - Pearland TX, US
A. Sam Beddar - Houston TX, US
Tina Marie Briere - Houston TX, US
Sunil Krishnan - Houston TX, US
Andrew K. Lee - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
The University of Houston System - Houston TX
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System - Austin TX
International Classification:
A61M 31/00
Abstract:
A method for generating light intensity inside a tumor to aid in the treatment of diseases such as cancer is disclosed. The light is generated inside the body to perform a modified photodynamic therapy treatment (PDT) that allows treatment of body regions that are inaccessible by normal PDT procedures. In addition, the use of two spatially and temporally coincident treatment modalities, i. e. radiation and PDT, have the potential for significant biological synergy in the tumor.