Table 2. . The Tukey’s test to compare the overall effectiveness of different treatments for the whole 16-day treatment period.
| Differences of least squares means | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect | Estimate | Standard error | t value | Pr > |t| | Adj p |
| (X-PDT) – (Cu-Cy NPs) | -0.1448 | 0.08257 | -1.75 | 0.0998 | 0.3321 |
| (X-PDT) – (x-ray) | -0.3302 | 0.08162 | -4.05 | 0.0011 | 0.0052 |
| (X-PDT) – (Control) | -0.5136 | 0.08630 | -5.95 | <.0001 | 0.0001 |
| (Cu-Cy NPs) – (x-ray) | -0.1853 | 0.08219 | -2.26 | 0.0395 | 0.1534 |
| (Cu-Cy NPs) – (Control) | -0.3688 | 0.08301 | -4.44 | 0.0005 | 0.0024 |
| (X-ray) – (Control) | -0.1834 | 0.08544 | -2.15 | 0.0486 | 0.1834 |
Cu-Cy NP: Copper-cysteamine nanoparticle; X-PDT: X-ray activated photodynamic therapy.