Atsushi Sakurai;Shigenao Maruyama;Koji Matsubara
The purpose of this study is to develop the radiation element method by ray emission method (REM2) code appropriate for coupling with the bioheat transfer equation, and to clarify the photothermal effect of various parameters inside biological tissues. First, the REM2, which involves the air-tissue interface effect, is validated with the existing literature. In order to clarify the effects of optical and thermophysical properties of biological tissues, a one-dimensional tissue model of CW light transport and bioheat transfer is employed. The present study provides nondimensional results, which are obtained by varying refractive index, extinction coefficient, scattering albedo, blood perfusion parameter, and conduction-radiation parameter, show valuable guidance for understanding the coupled light and bioheat transport in tissues.