Three dimensional Monte Carlo code for photon migration through complex heterogeneous media including the adult human head | Zendy

David A. Boas | Zendy; J. P. Culver | Zendy; Jonathan J. Stott | Zendy; Andrew K. Dunn | Zendy

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Three dimensional Monte Carlo code for photon migration through complex heterogeneous media including the adult human head

Author(s) -

David A. Boas,

J. P. Culver,

Jonathan J. Stott,

Andrew K. Dunn

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.10.000159

Subject(s) - monte carlo method , photon , optics , monte carlo method for photon transport , photon diffusion , code (set theory) , diffusion , slab , computer science , physics , statistical physics , diffuse optical imaging , computational physics , dynamic monte carlo method , tomography , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics , direct simulation monte carlo , light source , set (abstract data type) , geophysics , programming language

We describe a novel Monte Carlo code for photon migration through 3D media with spatially varying optical properties. The code is validated against analytic solutions of the photon diffusion equation for semi-infinite homogeneous media. The code is also cross-validated for photon migration through a slab with an absorbing heterogeneity. A demonstration of the utility of the code is provided by showing time-resolved photon migration through a human head. This code, known as 'tMCimg', is available on the web and can serve as a resource for solving the forward problem for complex 3D structural data obtained by MRI or CT.

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