Hybrid Monte Carlo for photon transport through optically thick scattering media

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 28, 1999, Pages 6075-6086

  Chatigny, Stéphane ^a   Morin, Michel ^a   Asselin, Daniel ^a   Painchaud, Yves ^a   Beaudry, Pierre ^b  

^a INO   (Canada)

^b Aerosp Research Technologies (ART)   (Canada)

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EID: 0004581537     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.006075     Document Type: Article

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