MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues

Lihong Wang; Steven L. Jacques; Liqiong Zheng

doi:10.1016/0169-2607(95)01640-f

journal article Jul 01, 1995

MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues

Lihong Wang

Steven L. Jacques

Liqiong Zheng

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Vol. 47 No. 2 pp. 131-146 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jul 01, 1995
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Lihong Wang, Steven L. Jacques, Liqiong Zheng (1995). MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 47(2), 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-2607(95)01640-f

MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues

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