Method Monte Carlo in the optical diagnostics of skin

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5141, Issue , 2003, Pages 133-141

  Meglinski, Igor V ^a   Churmakov, Dmitry Y ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Refractive index matching; Sampling volume; Skin tissues

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SKIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX MATCHING; SAMPLING VOLUME; SKIN TISSUES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 1342310479     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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