Multidimensional Radiation Transport Methods with           Application to Infrared Scanning
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This research extends analysis to the cases of oblique exit,                    anisotropic scattering, and multilayer media and to apply it and some           sophisticated inverse methods to the development of a flying-spot               infrared scanner.  The study develops further the F;iN method for               multidimensional radiation transport in order to carry out calculations         that approximate near-infrared transmission through slabs containing            inclusions and exposed to pencil beams (diameter &lt;&lt; lmm).  These                calculations are used in a formal design optimization framework in an           effort to apply the well-known "flying-spot" principle, which reduces           image-degrading scattered radiation, to transmitted-infrared imaging.           The advantages of a flying-spot infrared scanner include:  improved             contrast because of scatter rejection; sensitivity to certain chemical          as well as physical properties of tissues; effectively real-time output         with no film processing; availability of digital output, facilitating           contrast enhancement, multi-wavelength techniques, etc.; daylight               operation; absence of risk, except for an easily-managed                        ophthalmological hazard; and modest cost and portability.
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