Integral equations of the photon fluence rate and flux based on a generalized Delta-Eddington phase function

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Cong, Wenxiang ^a   Shen, Haiou ^a   Cong, Alexander X ^a   Wang, Ge ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta Eddington phase function; optical imaging; photon propagation; radiative transfer equation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; FLUX VECTORS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PARAMETER; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHOTON FLUENCE; PHOTON PROPAGATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SYSTEM OF INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELTA FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PHOTONS; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TISSUE;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTON; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PHOTONS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 49649112429     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2907168     Document Type: Article

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