Variability in effective radiating area at 1 MHz affects ultrasound treatment intensity

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Straub, Stephen J ^a   Johns, Lennart D ^a   Howard, Samuel M ^b  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Onda Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAT; HUMANS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 37549014827     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060358     Document Type: Article

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