The acoustic safety of new ultrasound technologies

Ultrasound

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 110-118

  Martin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic output; New technology; Safety; Safety indices; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053203523     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2010.010024     Document Type: Article

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