Measurement of ultrasonic power using an acoustically absorbing well

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1507-1513

  Sutton, Yvonne ^a   Shaw, Adam ^a   Zeqiri, Bajram ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbing well; Radiation force balance; Ultrasonic power measurement

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GEOMETRY; MEDICINE; RADIATION; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTICAL ABSORBER MATERIALS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0242365331     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(03)01036-6     Document Type: Article

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