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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
The University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Reagents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
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);
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
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.