Experimental verification of the effect of refractive index mismatch on the light fluence in a turbid medium

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 468-473

  Farrell, Thomas J ^a   Patterson, Michael S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion theory; Photodynamic therapy; Refractive index; Tissue optics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LIGHT FLUENCE;

TISSUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY;

ANIMAL; LIGHT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFRACTOMETRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0035470989     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1412222     Document Type: Article

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