Accuracy of the diffusion approximation in determining the optical properties of a two-layer turbid medium

The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility of determining the optical properties of a two-layer turbid medium using a diffusion approximation radiation transport model. Continuous wave (CW) and frequency domain (FD) low noise Monte Carlo (M.C.) data were fitted to the model. Marquardt-Levenberg and a simulated annealing algorithm were used, and compared as optimization techniques. Our particular choice of optical properties for …