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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Control Release. 2013 Mar 6;168(1):88–102. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.02.020

Table 6. Examples of laser technologies currently used for PDT.

Laser Type Wavelength Range Fluence Rate (mW/cm2) Method of Light Delivery
Continuous Wave Lasers
Argon laser 488 and 515 nm 500-1000 Direct or fiber optics
Argon laser pumped dye laser 500-750 nm 10-200 Direct or fiber optics
Semiconductor diode lasers 600-950 nm ≤ 700 Fiber optics
Pulsed Lasers
Metal vapor laser UV/Vis ≤ 10 Direct or fiber optics
Metal vapor laser pumped dye laser 500-750 nm 10-500 Direct or fiber optics
Solid state laser Usually 1064 nm but can be frequency doubled to 532, 355 and 266 nm ≤ 10 Direct or fiber optics