Calibration and measurement issues for therapeutic ultrasound

Ultrasonics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-252

  Shaw, Adam ^a   Hodnett, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Focused ultrasound; HIFU; HITU; Measurement; Physiotherapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; CALIBRATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; SONOCHEMISTRY; STANDARDS; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC OUTPUTS; HIGH INTENSITY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU); READERS (USER EXPERIENCE); WRITING STANDARDS;

ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTICS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACOUSTICS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 48149114826     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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