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I | Introduction 
     Course Content 
     Why Use Optical Methods? 
     Why Should You Learn Biomedical Optics? 
     Fundamentals of Optics 
     Overview of Spectroscopy 
     Classical Description of Light 
     Light-Tissue Interaction 
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II | Basic Optics 
     What is Light 
     Short Wavelengths 
     Radiation Power 
     Radiation Energy 
     Radiation Intensity 
     Collection of Light 
     Integrating Spheres 
     Detector
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III | Tissue Optical Properties 
     Optical Properties vs Optical Measurements
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     Absorption 
     Scattering 
     Anisotropy 
     Isotropic Scattering 
     Anisotropic Values 
     Summary 
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     Scattering Cases 
     Rayleight Scattering 
     Mie Theory Model 
     Summary Optical Properties 
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IV | Optical Transport in Tissues 
     Primary Unscattered Light 
     Demonstration 
     Optical Fiber in Scattering Medium 
     Irradiance 
     1D Model 
     Fluence Rate 
     Time-Resolved and Steady-State Fluence Rate 
     Light Diffusion 
     Internal Source and Virtual Source 
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V | Transport Equation 
     The Dualism of Light 
     Light Propagation in Random Medium 
     Transport Equation 
     Monte Carlo Simulations 
     Radiance L 
     The Transport Equation 
     Energy Conservation 
     The Total Attenuation Coefficient and Albedo 
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VI | Diffusion Equation 
     Approximations 
     Spherical Harmonics 
     Diffusion 
     Photon Density Function  
     Photon current Density 
     Mathematical Simplifications 
     The Diffusion Coefficient 
     The Diffusion Equation 
     Point Source Solution 
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  | Light Scattering in Tissue by Monte Carlo Simulation 
     What is Monte Carlo Modeling? 
     Program Menu and Steps 
     End of Monte Carlo Model 
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VII | Optical Properties Measurements 
     Attenuation of Collimated Beam 
     Collimated Transmission Calculations 
     Total Diffuse Reflectance 
     Optical Penetration Depth 
     Total Diffuse Reflectance 
     Calculations 
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     Integrating Sphere 
     Reflection Calculations 
     Goniometer Principle 
     Scattering Pattern 
     CCD Camera with Tilted Source 
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VIII | Devices and Protocols 
     Optical Fiber Bundle 
     Measurement Situation 
     Multifiber Probe 
     Oxygenation and Blood Content 
     Fluorescence 
     PDT 
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  | Polarization 
     Amplitude Scattering Matrix 
     Degree of Polarization 
     Scattering Matrix 
     System Setup 
     Polarization Image 
     Prerequisites 
     Degree of Polarization 
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  | QUELS 
     Evolution 
     Theory Principle 
     Anisotropy 
     Scattering Function 
     Detection Model 
     Coherence Area 
     Photocurrent 
     16 Terms of E-Fields 
     Light Beat Detection 
     The Doppler Component 
     Wiener –Khintchine Theorem 
     Perfusion Value 
     Sampling Volume 
     LDPM 
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  | Optical Coherence Tomography 
     Imaging Methods in Tissue 
     Optical Coherence Tomography 
     Temporal Coherence 
     Coherence Properties 
     Correlation Functions 
     Photon  Sources 
     Coherence 
     Coherence Length 
     Optical Coherence Tomography 
     Lightsource Parameters 
     Optical Coherence Tomography 
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