Does the photon-diffusion coefficient depend on absorption?

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3358-3365

  Durduran, T ^a   Yodh, A G ^a   Chance, B ^a   Boas, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light propagation in tissues; Multiple scattering; Photon diffusion; Photon migration; Tomographic imaging; Transport and diffusion equation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS;

EID: 0031443455     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.003358     Document Type: Article

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