MCBackscattering:Monte Carlo Simulation for Surface Backscattering
Monte Carlo simulation is a stochastic method computing trajectories of photons in media. Surface backscattering is
performing calculations in semi-infinite media and summarizing
photon flux leaving the surface. This simulation is modeling
the optical measurement of diffuse reflectance using an
incident light beam. The semi-infinite media is considered to
have flat surface. Media, typically biological tissue, is
described by four optical parameters: absorption coefficient,
scattering coefficient, anisotropy factor, refractive index.
The media is assumed to be homogeneous. Computational
parameters of the simulation include: number of photons, radius
of incident light beam, lowest photon energy threshold,
intensity profile (halo) radius, spatial resolution of
intensity profile. You can find more information and validation
in the Open Access paper. Laszlo Baranyai (2020)
<doi:10.1016/j.mex.2020.100958>.
