sonosensitizer
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sono- + sensitizer.
Noun
[edit]sonosensitizer (plural sonosensitizers)
- Anything that sensitizes something to the effects of sound, but especially to sonodynamic therapy
- 2015 September 15, “Apoptosis-Promoting Effects of Hematoporphyrin Monomethyl Ether-Sonodynamic Therapy (HMME-SDT) on Endometrial Cancer”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Among diverse chemical agents applied in SDT, hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) is particular popular as a sonosensitizer due to its optimal optical properties and satisfactory preferential retention in tissue [11 ].