Accurate analytical solution of photon transport equation in infinite uniform turbid medium

Wei Cai; Melvin Lax; Robert R. Alfano

doi:10.1117/12.356825

15 July 1999 Accurate analytical solution of photon transport equation in infinite uniform turbid medium

Wei Cai, Melvin Lax, Robert R. Alfano

Proceedings Volume 3597, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356825
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present an analytical solution of the distribution function and the density distribution for the Boltzmann photon transport equation in an infinite uniform isotropic medium. This solution is quantitatively accurate up to the second order cumulant approximation. The solution shows a clear picture of the time evolution of particle migration, from near ballistic, through snake-like, and then into the diffusive regime.

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Wei Cai, Melvin Lax, and Robert R. Alfano "Accurate analytical solution of photon transport equation in infinite uniform turbid medium", Proc. SPIE 3597, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue III, (15 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356825

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