Table 3.

AlPcS₄Cl-PDT dose–response on A549 lung cancer cells. An [IC50]* was achieved using 20 µM AlPcS₄Cl and a fluence of 10 J cm⁻² [23].

dose AlPcS4Cl (µM): fluence (J cm−2)	cytotoxicity (%)	proliferation (%)	viability (%)
0 : 5	0.904532	100	90.33333
5 : 5	11.98658	70.83903	89
10 : 5	20.0843	33.1369	82
20 : 5	24.61926	14.15428	69
0 : 10	0.922992	100	90.33333
5 : 10	5.48257	84.23562	81.66667
10 : 10	23.35169	44.45995	63.66667
20 : 10	*24.94538	*30.52207	*42
0 : 15	5.07769	100	91
5 : 15	12.40134	105.5512	79.66667
10 : 15	37.60235	79.72145	66.66667
20 : 15	39.01121	60.12904	33