A finite element-spherical harmonics radiation transport model for photon migration in turbid media

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-260

  Aydin, E D ^a   de Oliveira, C R E ^b   Goddard, A J H ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy factor g; Boltzmann transport equation; Diffusion equation; Finite elements; Photon migration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING;

RADIATION TRANSPORT METHOD;

HEAT RADIATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0842283546     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(03)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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