Experimental study of NIR transmittance of the human skull

Vladislav V. Lychagov; Valery V. Tuchin; Maxim A. Vilensky; Boris N. Reznik; Thomas Ichim; Luis De Taboada

doi:10.1117/12.650116

3 March 2006 Experimental study of NIR transmittance of the human skull

Vladislav V. Lychagov, Valery V. Tuchin, Maxim A. Vilensky, Boris N. Reznik, Thomas Ichim, Luis De Taboada

Proceedings Volume 6085, Complex Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics III; 60850T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650116
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The results of measurements of transmittance of high power laser irradiation through skull bones and scalp are presented. Dependences of transmittance on sample thickness were received. Character of transmittance was investigated and characteristics of heterogeneity of the scattering structure of the skull bones are proposed. Besides that, variation of temperature of skull and scalp surfaces under exposure of high power laser irradiation during experiments was controlled. Experimental results were verified by Monte-Carlo simulations.

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Vladislav V. Lychagov, Valery V. Tuchin, Maxim A. Vilensky, Boris N. Reznik, Thomas Ichim, and Luis De Taboada "Experimental study of NIR transmittance of the human skull", Proc. SPIE 6085, Complex Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics III, 60850T (3 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650116

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