Optical Penetration Depth

Optical Penetration Depth is the depth at which the intensity of light propagating through a biological tissue decreases to 1/e (approximately 37%) of its initial value due to the combined effects of scattering and absorption, serving as a quantitative metric for the effective depth of optical energy deposition in laser-tissue interaction studies.

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    Steven L. Jacques

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

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  2. MJ
    Martin J. C. van Gemert

    Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    9 publications · 634 citations

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    Valery V. Tuchin

    Saratov State University, Russia

    9 publications · 501 citations

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    Lars O. Svaasand

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    6 publications · 455 citations

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    A. Roggan

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    5 publications · 514 citations

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  1. Journal of Biomedical Optics

    30 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Physics in Medicine and Biology

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Applied Optics

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

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