INTRO TO BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

MANY UNIVERSITIES NOW OFFER A COURSE IN BIOMEDICAL OPTICS, BUT LACK A TEXTBOOK SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE TOPIC. INTENDED TO FILL THIS GAP, "AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL OPTICS" IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE, INTRODUCTORY TEXT DESCRIBING BOTH DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OPTICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE. IT PROVIDES THE FUNDAMENTAL BACKGROUND NEEDED FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN BIOMEDICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND MEDICINE TO LEARN ABOUT SEVERAL BIOMEDICAL OPTICS ISSUES. THIS TEXTBOOK IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN SECTIONS GENERAL OPTICS THEORY, THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF LIGHT, AND DIAGNOSTIC OPTICAL METHODS. EACH CHAPTER HAS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DETAIL TO BUILD STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE FROM ONE LEVEL TO THE NEXT.THE FIRST SECTION COVERS THE HISTORY OF OPTICS THEORY AND THE BASIC SCIENCE BEHIND LIGHT-TISSUE INTERACTIONS. IT ALSO INTRODUCES THE RELEVANT APPROACHES AND APPROXIMATIONS USED TO DESCRIBE LIGHT PROPAGATION IN TURBID BIOLOGICAL MEDIA. IN THE SECOND SECTION, THE AUTHORS L