A random phased array device for delivery of high intensity focused ultrasound

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5675-5693

  Hand, J W ^a,b   Shaw, A ^c   Sadhoo, N ^c   Rajagopal, S ^c   Dickinson, R J ^b   Gavrilov, L R ^d  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Andreev Acoustics Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC OUTPUTS; ELECTRONIC STEERING; FIELD DISTRIBUTION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; LABORATORY TESTING; LOW LEVEL; LOW-INTENSITY; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OFF-AXIS; PHASED ARRAYS; PORK MEAT; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; RANDOM PHASED ARRAY; RAPID IMAGING; SPHERICAL SHELL; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AXIS; CAMERA; DEVICE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEAT; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ANIMALS; MEAT; SONICATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WATER;

EID: 70350637698     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/19/002     Document Type: Article

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