3D Monte Carlo model of optical transport in laser-irradiated cutaneous vascular malformations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7376, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Majaron, Boris ^a,b   Milanič, Matija ^a   Jia, Wangcun ^c   Nelson, J Stuart ^c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary condition: Cryogen spray cooling; Monte carlo; Multiple cryogen spurts; Multiple laser pulses; Port wine stain; Three dimensions; Vascular lesion

Indexed keywords

CRYOGEN SPRAY COOLING; MONTE CARLO; MULTIPLE CRYOGEN SPURTS; MULTIPLE LASER PULSES; PORT WINE STAIN; THREE DIMENSIONS; VASCULAR LESIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; IRRADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SPRAY STEELMAKING; WINE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79953125708     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.871058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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