Depth determination of chromophores in human skin by pulsed photothermal radiometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3379-3385

  Milner, Thomas E ^a,d   Smithies, Derek J ^a   Goodman, Dennis M ^b   Lau, Alice ^c   Nelson, J Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0001735856     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003379     Document Type: Article

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