Measurement of tissue optical properties and modeling of optimal light delivery for tumor treatment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3254, Issue , 1998, Pages 332-341

  Wang, Lihong V ^a   Marquez, Guillermo ^a   Nordquist, Robert E ^a   Chen, Wei R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological tissues; Light delivery; Monte Carlo; Optical therapy; Turbid media

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; REFLECTOMETERS; TUMORS;

LIGHT DELIVERY;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0032224814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.308181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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