Recent technological advancements in the photonics industry have spurred real progress
toward the development of clinical functional imaging and surgical and therapeutic systems …

The development of diagnostic and therapeutic photomedicine has generated a need to
determine the optical properties of tissues in the UV, visible and infrared regions of the …

2 [8, 9, 20–22], different imaging technologies [1–5], the development of batteryless
solarpowered cardiac pacemakers [32, 33], standardization of tissue-mimicking phantoms …

2.1 Introduction e electromagnetic (EM) spectrum provides a diverse set of tools for probing,
manipulating, and interacting with biological systems. A great variety of EM phenomena are …

This issue of Applied Optics features twenty-two papers on the optical character of tissue, a
topic of growing importance in the life sciences. The papers deal with theory and experiment …

July 2001 s Optics & Photonics News 29 ima ging sep a ra te stru ctu res of the med ium (ie,
its tom ogra phy) are very cl os ely rel a ted. In each case, the abi li ty to perform rem o te …

Biomedical Optics as an interdisciplinary field of science has been developed during many
years and is experiencing tremendous growth, to cover a wide range of optical techniques …

A discussion is presented of diagnostic and dosimetric optical measurements in medicine
and biology. Topics covered include: tissue optical properties, tissue boundary conditions …

Our bodies are not impervious to light. When you step outside on a sunny day, the inside of
your head is illuminated—in fact, sufficient light penetrates your skull to comfortably read this …

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