A thermal technique for local ultrasound intensity measurement: Part 2. Application to exposimetry on a medical diagnostic device

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Wilkens, V ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Thermal sensor; Ultrasound exposimetry

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HYDROPHONES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; INTENSITY PARAMETERS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE; RADIATION FORCE BALANCE; THERMAL SENSORS; ULTRASOUND EXPOSIMETRY; ULTRASOUND INTENSITY;

ACOUSTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 78149427511     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/11/115806     Document Type: Article

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