Ch. 5 - Intensity Flashcards
The concentration of the power in a beam is the
intensity
The equation for intensity is
Power
————– = Intensity (W/cm2)
Beam Area
The units for intensity are
w/cm2 (watts/square cm)
Intensity is not uniform across a _____ _____. With Pulsed U/S, intensity is not uniform throughout _____.
sound beam
time
5 Key words for intensity are
Peak Average Spatial Temporal Pulsed
The maximum value, when referring to Intensity, is called
Peak
The mean value, when referring to Intensity, is
Average
The Distance or Space, when referring to Intensity, is
Spatial
The Time (all time, transmit and receive) when referring to Intensity, is
Temporal
The Time that the Pulse exists (transmit only), when referring to Intensity, is
Pulsed
What does SPTP stand for?
spatial peak temporal peak (highest value)
What does SATP stand for?
spatial average
temporal peak
What does SPTA stand for?
spatial peak temporal average (most important for thermal bioeffects)
What does SATA stand for?
spatial average
temporal average
What does SPPA stand for?
spatial peak
pulse average