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Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry Studies in Tissue Optics

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Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue

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Abstract

The phenomenon of thermal radiative emission is the basis of a materials evaluation technique known as photothermal radiometry. This technique involves irradiation of the sample with monochromatic light which is absorbed, causing a temperature rise. The increase in the blackbody radiative emission due to this rise is recorded with an infrared detector that views the sample surface. The detected signal contains information about the optical and thermal properties of the sample. Previous studies have used either modulated or pulsed light excitation methods; in this chapter, we will examine the applicability of the latter approach, known as pulsed photothermal radiometry (PPTR), to the study of optical properties of tissue.

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  1. Department of Clinical Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, M4X 1K9, Ontario, Canada

    I. Alex Vitkin

  2. Department of Medical Biophysics, Ontario Cancer Institute; Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada

    Brian C. Wilson

  3. Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA

    R. R. Anderson

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, Austin, Texas, USA

    Ashley J. Welch

  2. Laser Center, Academic Medical Center, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Martin J. C. Van Gemert

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Vitkin, I.A., Wilson, B.C., Anderson, R.R. (1995). Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry Studies in Tissue Optics. In: Welch, A.J., Van Gemert, M.J.C. (eds) Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue. Lasers, Photonics, and Electro-Optics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6092-7_16

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