The impact of piezoelectric PVDF on medical ultrasound exposure measurements, standards, and regulations 1

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1321-1335

  Harris, Gerald R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; VINYL RESINS;

DIAGNOSTIC EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; LITHOTRIPSY EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ULTRASOUND EXPOSURE MEASUREMENTS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE HYDROPHONES; ULTRASOUND BIOEFFECTS;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0034318050     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.883521     Document Type: Article

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