Simulation of Photon Propagation in Tissue Using Matlab

Jurovata Dominika (), Kurnatova Julia (), Ley Sebastian (), Laqua Daniel (), Vazan Pavel () and Husar Peter ()
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Jurovata Dominika: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Hajdóczyho 1, Trnava 917 24, Slovak Republic
Kurnatova Julia: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Hajdóczyho 1, Trnava 917 24, Slovak Republic
Ley Sebastian: Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
Laqua Daniel: Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
Vazan Pavel: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Hajdóczyho 1, Trnava 917 24, Slovak Republic
Husar Peter: Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2013, vol. 21, issue Special-Issue, 31-36b

Abstract: This paper deals with the light transport, photon trajectory and its radiation in tissue. A model based on Monte Carlo simulation has been implemented in Matlab to get inside into photon interaction with tissue. The project is aimed to non-invasive pulse oximetry measurement of fetal oxygen saturation in the maternal abdomen. One of the fundamental challenges is to ensure a sufficient penetration depth which covers maternal and fetal tissue. This contribution investigates the photon trajectories and analyse the number of photons which stayed in tissue and their radiation distribution. The principle and photon propagation rules, needed for simulation, are presented in this article. Finally the results are compared with literature.

Keywords: Monte Carlo simulation; photon propagation; tissue; light transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2478/rput-2013-0006

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