Analytical calculation of the skin temperature distribution due to subcutaneous heat production in a spherical heat source (relevant to thermography)

Abstract

An analytical solution of the thermal conductivity equation describing the surface temperature distribution over a buried heat source is given in tabular form. The solution is applicable to experimental models for studies of the surface temperature over an implanted artificial heat source. The results can also be used for the analysis of the skin temperature over biological heat sources such as breast tumours.