Marti-Lopez, L and Bouza-Dominguez, J and Hebden, JC and Arridge, SR and Martinez-Celorio, RA (2003) Validity conditions for the radiative transfer equation. J OPT SOC AM A , 20 (11) 2046 - 2056.
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Abstract
We compare the radiative transfer equation for media with constant refractive index with the radiative transfer equation for media with spatially varying refractive indices [J. Opt. A Pure App. Opt. 1, L1 (1999)] and obtain approximate conditions under which the former equation is accurate for modeling light propagation in scattering media with spatially varying refractive indices. These conditions impose restrictions on the variations of the refractive index, the gradient of the refractive index, the divergence of the rays, the frequency of modulation, and the widths of light pulses, which are related to the mean refractive index, the absorption coefficient, and the reduced scattering coefficient of the medium. Each condition is geometrically interpreted. Some implications of the results are discussed. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Validity conditions for the radiative transfer equation |
| Keywords: | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY, REFRACTIVE-INDEX, DIFFUSION-APPROXIMATION, PHOTON MIGRATION, SCATTERING MEDIA, HUMAN BRAIN, TISSUE, SPECTROSCOPY, PATHLENGTH, MEDICINE |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Computer Science UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Medical Physics and Bioengineering |
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