Medical apparatus, therapy apparatus, method of estimating optical probe, and calibration method

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PATENT NO 9931519
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13653163

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According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a medical apparatus, including: a light source unit configured to be capable of emitting light including at least natural emission light, the light being guided into an optical probe; a first detecting unit configured to detect an intensity of light exiting from the light source unit; and a calculation unit configured to calculate to approximate to a non-linear function based on an intensity of light detected by the first detecting unit for calibration of the optical probe.

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SONY CORPORATIONTOKYO 108-0075

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Hakomori, Shiho Kanagawa, JP 9 157
Oki, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, JP 66 249

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