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A survey is given of the linear sampling method for solving the inverse scattering problem of determing the support of an inhomogeneous medium from a knowledge of the far field pattern of the scattered field. An application is given to the problem of detecting leukemia in the human body.
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Colton, D., Kirsch, A., Monk, P. (2000). The Linear Sampling Method in Inverse Scattering Theory. In: Colton, D., Engl, H.W., Louis, A.K., McLaughlin, J.R., Rundell, W. (eds) Surveys on Solution Methods for Inverse Problems. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6296-5_6
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