Validated ultrasonic power measurements up to 20 W

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 427-438

  Hekkenberg, R T ^a   Beissner, K ^b   Zeqiri, B ^c   Bezemer, R A ^a   Hodnett, M ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement; Metrology; Physiotherapy; Quality assurance; Standards; Ultrasonic power

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

ACOUSTIC SIGNALS;

ULTRASONICS;

SODIUM SULFITE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CAVITATION; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; FORCE; FREQUENCY; MEASUREMENT; OSCILLATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POWER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION PROCESS;

PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0035025160     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00344-6     Document Type: Article

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