A path-integral model of light scattered by turbid media

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1453-1472

  Wilson, Michael J ^a,b   Wang, Ruikang K ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED RADIATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS;

PATH-INTEGRAL (PI) MODEL;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0035962287     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/34/8/310     Document Type: Article

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