Table 2. Percentage of Excitation Photons for Various Final Destinations.
920 nm | 1320 nm | 1280 nm | |
---|---|---|---|
Contributing to heating | 20 | 63 | 49 |
Back scattered to window | 25 | 9 | 10 |
Back scattered to skull | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Escaped* | 35 | 19 | 30 |
*Photons escape the simulation volume by traveling too far (>6 mm) from the center of the cranial window or too deep (>6 mm) from the tissue surface.