Beam profile measurement on HITU transducers using a thermal intensity sensor technique

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wilkens, V ^a   Sonntag, S ^a   Jenderka, K V ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; DIAGNOSIS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

BEAM CHARACTERIZATION; BEAM PROFILE MEASUREMENTS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE OUTPUT POWER; CYLINDRICAL ABSORBERS; HIGH-INTENSITY THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; RADIATION FORCE BALANCE;

ACOUSTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 79959394386     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/279/1/012018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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