Ultrasonic power output measurement by pulsed radiation pressure

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 659-669

  Fick, Steven E ^a,b   Breckenridge, Franklin R ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NIST Mfg Engineering Laboratory

^c Ultrasonic Standards Group

Author keywords

Medical ultrasonics; Ultrasonic radiation pressure; Ultrasonic transducer calibration; Ultrasound power measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012788020     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.101.064     Document Type: Article

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