Bioeffects Flashcards
Particle displacement/acoustic pressure
Amplitude
What determines the pulse’s amplitude?
The pulser
What are the 5 mechanisms of attenuation?
Absorption, wavefront divergence, reflection, refraction, scatter
Power =
Intensity x area
This is a measure of the total energy transmitted summed over the cross sectional area of the beam per unit time
Power
The absolute unit of power
Watt (joule/s)
What determines the power?
The pulser
Intensity =
Power/Area
This is a measure of the strength of a sound wave and is equal to the power per unit area
Intensity
The absolute unit of intensity
mW/cm2 or W/cm2
If power increases, what happens to intensity?
It also increases
If area decreases, what happens to intensity?
It increases
What is the relationship between intensity and amplitude?
A small change in amplitude will result in a large change to intensity
BUR =
SP/SA
A high BUR does what for focus? What is the BUR for a perfectly uniform beam?
High BUR = high focus.
BUR would be 1