Results from simulations of an embedded protoplanet in an edge-on circumstellar disk, showing the ratio of two median flux density curves (F^+MSO /F⁰) corresponding to radiation originating from the planet. Here, F^+MSO (F⁰) denotes the flux density curve obtained from simulations using (not using) the method of enforced minimum scattering order. Values above one (gray dotted line) indicate a gain in flux density associated with the usage of the method.