The Effect of Back Reflections on the Acoustic Power Delivered by Physiotherapy Ultrasound Machines

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1672-1678

  McBride, Karne A ^a   Pye, Stephen D ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflections; Physiotherapy; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTING; ACOUSTIC POWER; ACOUSTIC REFLECTION; ACOUSTIC REFLECTIONS; BACK REFLECTION; CLINICAL USE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL LEVELS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESONANT DEVICE; SOFT-TISSUE INJURY; TECHNICAL STANDARDS; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; ULTRASOUND MACHINES;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVES; PHYSICAL THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

REFLECTION;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE; CALIBRATION; FOREARM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTICS; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 70349192711     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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