The incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer is rising worldwide.The major cardinogenic factor for most skin cancers is solar ultraviolet light,in particular,the chronic exposure to UVB(280-320nm).In this study,the optical characteristics of skin canceration process induced by UVB were analyzed.Optical coherence tomography(OCT)was used for monitoring the morphologic changes and compared with histological analysis.Meanwhile,the optical property,such as the attenuation cofficient(A4)was systematically extracted and analyzed.In addition,characteristic text ures,including energy,entropy and correlation were revealed from OCT images.Results suggest that OCT is a useful tool for monitoring the process of UVB-induced skin cancer and changes of optical property during this process.
An analytic equation interpreting the intensity of ultrasound-modulated scattering light is derived, based on diffusion theory and previous explanations of the intensity modulation mechanism. Furthermore, an experiment of ultrasonic modulation of incoherent light in a scattering medium is developed. This analytical model agrees well with experimental results,which confirms the validity of the proposed intensity modulation mechanism. The model supplements the existing research on the ultrasonic modulation mechanism of scattering light.
