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Ultrasound bioeffects and safety.

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Date
2010-01
ICR Author
Ter Haar, Gail
Author
ter Haar, G
Type
Journal Article
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Abstract
The main mechanisms by which ultrasound can induce biological effects as it passes through the body are thermal and mechanical in nature. The mechanical effects are primarily related to the presence of gas, whether drawn out of solution by the negative going ultrasound pressure wave (acoustic cavitation), a naturally occurring gas body (such as lung alveoli), or deliberately introduced into the blood stream to increase imaging contrast (microbubble contrast agents). Observed biological effects are discussed in the context of these mechanisms and their relevance to ultrasound safety is discussed.
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https://repository.icr.ac.uk/handle/internal/2151
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1243/09544119jeim613
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  • Radiotherapy and Imaging
Subject
Animals
Humans
Burns
Radiation Injuries
Ultrasonography
Models, Biological
Computer Simulation
Research team
Therapeutic Ultrasound
Language
eng
License start date
2010-01
Citation
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine, 2010, 224 (2), pp. 363 - 373

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