Measurement of the emission profiles of cylindrical light diffusers using a video technique

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-72

  Ripley, P M ^a   Mills, T N ^a   Brookes, J A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emission profile; ILP; Light diffuser; PDT; Tissue phantom; Video camera

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033056517     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030050023     Document Type: Article

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