title: Diffusion coefficient for photon transport in turbid media.
abstract: Light propagation in a turbid medium is considered using the linear transport equation. The existence of a diffusion length is proved for the Henyey-Greenstein scattering kernel for all absorption ratios. Numerical methods are given that allow accurate computation of the diffusion coefficient quite easily.
authors.affiliation: VES Institute of Technology, Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai-400071, India.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Sjöstrand
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004058:Diffusion; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008954:Models, Biological; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*