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. 2012 Dec 5;4(1):15–31. doi: 10.1364/BOE.4.000015

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Fig. 3 — Variation of (a) minimal S_sca, (b) maximal S_abs/S_sca, (c) optimal R₁, and (d) optimal R₂ with refractive index of cancerous tissue for different absorption thresholds $S_{abs}^{(th)}$ of SiO₂@Au nanoshell. The exact values are shown by filled circles, which are joined together by lines serving as guides for eyes.