Photon diffusion coefficient in an absorbing medium

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

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1066-1071

  Aronson, Raphael ^a   Corngold, Noel ^b  

^a Medical Technologies Corp   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; PHOTON;

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTONS;

EID: 0033129644     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001066     Document Type: Article

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