Title :
The light propagation in biological tissue for cancer treatment
Author :
Lim, H.S. ; Lee, D.J. ; Kim, J.M. ; Kim, S.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biol. Eng., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
Studies the accessible depth by photons within biological tissue for photodynamic therapy of cancer. For measurements of light propagation within tissue, we applied a diode laser of 660 nm wavelength and by assuming the medium to be homogeneous, we neglect the effects of any refractive index mismatches between the tissue layers. The result have yielded the penetration depth of light within biological tissue.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; cancer; laser applications in medicine; light propagation; photodynamic therapy; 660 nm; biological tissue; cancer treatment; diode laser; light propagation; penetration depth; photodynamic therapy; photon accessible depth; refractive index mismatches; tissue layers; Biological tissues; Cancer; Density measurement; Diode lasers; Heating; Medical treatment; Optical propagation; Power lasers; Power measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019697
