Texaphyrins are provided for use as radiation sensitizers. Advantageous properties of texaphyrins for use as a radiation sensitizer include: i) a low redox potential which allows radiation-induced hydrated electrons to flow to texaphyrin rather than neutralizing hydroxyl radicals, allowing hydroxyl radicals...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5632970?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5632970 - Fluoresence detection using texaphyrins