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What are the effects of the soundwave upon the biologic tissue called?

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Biologic effects

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What are the effects of the medium upon the soundwave called?

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Acoustic propagation properties

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What is the type of wave that carries energy, not matter, from place to place?

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Sound

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Areas of increased pressure and density

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Compressions

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Areas of decreased pressure and density

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Rarefactions

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What type of wave is a sound wave?

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Mechanical, longitudinal

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How does sound travel?

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A soundwave is created by the vibration of a moving object. Sound must travel through a medium, it cannot travel through a vacuum. Sound travels in a straight line.

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What identifies which waves are soundwaves?

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Acoustic variables

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What are three acoustic variables?

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Pressure, density, distance

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The concentration of force within an area, force/area.

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Pressure

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What is the unit of measurement for pressure?

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Pascals (Pa)

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What is the concentration of mass within a volume?

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Density

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What is the unit of measurement for density?

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kg/cm^3

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What is the measure of particle motion?

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Distance

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What type of wave’s particles move in a perpendicular direction to the direction of the wave?

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transverse wave

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What type of wave’s particles move in the same direction as the wave?

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Longitudinal wave

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What describes the features of a particular sound wave?

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Acoustic parameters

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What are the acoustic parameters?

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Period, frequency, amplitude, power, intensity, wavelength, speed

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What is the time required to complete a single cycle called?

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Period

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What is the unit of measurement for period?

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Microseconds, or any unit of time

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What is the range of typical values for an ultrasonic wave period?

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.06 to .5 microsecond

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Can the timespan of a period be changed by the sonographer?

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No, it is determined by the sound source and cannot be changed by the sonographer.

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The number of certain events that occur in a particular time duration

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Frequency

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What are the units for frequency in diagnostic ultrasound?

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Hertz, meaning “per second”

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Can the frequency be changed by the sonographer?

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No, it is determined by the sound source, but cannot be changed by the sonographer.

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What are the typical values of frequency in diagnostic ultrasound?

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2 MHz to 15 MHz

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Does frequency affect penetration and axial resolution?

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Yes, therefore frequency affects image quality.

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A wave with a frequency exceeding 20,000 Hz

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Ultrasound

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Wave that can be heard by man, frequencies between 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz

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Audible sound

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Sound wave with frequency less than 20 Hz

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Infrasound

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How frequency and period related to each other?

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They are reciprocals, an inverse relationship. When frequency increases period decreases and when frequency decreases period increases. When period is unchanged, frequency is also unchanged.

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What are the complementary units for frequency and period?

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Seconds and Hertz

Microseconds and megahertz

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What are the three “bigness” parameters; the three parameters which describe a sound beam’s strength?

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Amplitude, power, and intensity

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What is the difference between the average value and the maximum value of an acoustic variable?
(From the center of the wave to its peak)

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Amplitude

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What are the units of measure for amplitude?

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Pressure – Pascals
Density – grams/cubic cm
Particle motion – centimetre, inches, units of distance
Amplitude may be expressed in decibels.

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Can amplitude be changed by the sonographer?

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Yes, it is determined by the sound source initially, and can be changed by the sonographer.

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What happens to amplitude as a soundwave propagates through the body?

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Amplitude decreases as sound propagates through the body.

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What is the difference between maximum and minimum values of an acoustic variable?

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The difference between maximum and minimum values of an acoustic variable is called the peak-to-peak amplitude.

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Another word for half of the peak-to-peak amplitude?

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Amplitude is half of the peak-to-peak amplitude.

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What is the rate that work is performed, or the rate of energy transfer?

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POWER is the rate that work is performed, or the rate of energy transfer.

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What are the units of measure for power?

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The units for power are Watts.

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Can power be changed by the sonographer?

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Yes, it is initially determined by the sound source and can be changed by the sonographer.

42
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What happens to power as sound propagates through the body?

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Power decreases as sound propagates through the body.

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What is the relationship between power and amplitude?

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Power is proportional to the wave’s amplitude squared.
Power is proportional to (amplitude)^2
If amplitude is tripled, then power is increased by a factor of 9.
3*3=9

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The length or distance of a single cycle within a wave is called its…

A

Wavelength

45
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What are the units of measure for wavelength?

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Metres, millimetres, or any unit of length

46
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Can wavelength be changed by the sonographer?

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No, wavelength cannot be changed by the sonographer.

47
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Is wavelength determined by the source or the medium?

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Wavelength is determined by both the source and the medium.

48
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What type of resolution is influenced by wavelength?

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Axial resolution is influenced by wavelength, therefore wavelength affects image quality.

49
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What are the typical values for wavelength in soft tissue?

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.1–.8 mm is the range of typical values of wavelength in soft tissue.

50
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What is the equation for wavelength?

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Wavelength (mm) = propagation speed(mm/microsec) / frequency(MHz)
Or
L=C/F

51
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What is the wavelength of sound with the frequency of 1 MHz in soft tissue?

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In soft tissue, sound with the frequency of 1 MHz has a wavelength of 1.54 mm.

52
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How is wavelength determined in soft tissue?

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In soft tissue, divide 1.54 mm by frequency in MHz to determine wavelength in millimetres.

53
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What is the propagation speed of sound in soft tissue?

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The propagation speed of sound in soft tissue is 1.54 mm per microsecond.

54
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Do higher frequency waves have shorter or longer wavelengths?

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Higher frequency waves have shorter wavelength and lower frequency waves have longer wavelength.

55
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What is propagation speed?

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Propagation speed is the rate that sound travels through a medium. It is also called velocity or speed.

56
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What are the units of measure for propagation speed?

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Propagation speed is measured in metres per second or millimetres per microsecond.

57
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What determines propagation speed?

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Propagation speed is only determined by the medium, more precisely, by its density and stiffness.

58
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How much faster is a 5 MHz sound beam than a 3 MHz sound beam travelling through the same medium?

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All sound travels at the same speed through any specific medium.

59
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Can the propagation speed be changed by the sonographer?

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No, it cannot be changed by the sonographer since it is only determined by the medium through which it is travelling.

60
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What is the average speed of all sound (regardless of frequency) in biologic or soft tissue?

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In soft tissue all sound travels at 1540 m/s = 1.54 km/s = 1.54 mm/microsecond

61
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Arrange from slowest to fastest the propagation speed of sound travelling through the following tissue types:
Soft tissue, lung, fat, bone, tendon, air

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Air < lung < fat < soft tissue < tendon < bone

62
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What is the difference between stiffness and density?

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Stiffness is related to change in shape, squishability.
Density is related to weight.
Stiffness is more important than density in determining speed.

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What is the relationship between stiffness and propagation speed?

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As stiffness increases, propagation speed increases.

64
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What is the relationship between density and propagation speed?

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As density increases, propagation speed decreases.

65
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What is the relationship between compressibility, elasticity, and stiffness?

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Compressibility and elasticity are opposites of stiffness.

66
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How does bulk modulus relate to propagation speed?

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Bulk modulus is the same as stiffness, so when bulk modulus increases, speed increases.

67
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What occurs when two waves overlap at the same location and at the same time and combine into a single new wave?

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Interference

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What type of interference has occurred with the amplitude of the new combined wave is greater than the original two waves?

A

Constructive interference.

69
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What type of waves interfere constructively?

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In-phase waves interfere constructively.

70
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What type of interference has occurred when the amplitude of the new wave is less than one of the original waves?

A

Destructive interference

71
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What type of waves interfere destructively?

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Out-of-phase waves interfere destructively.

72
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Which parameter is inversely related to period?

A

Frequency

73
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Which parameter is inversely related to frequency?

A

Period

74
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Which parameters are determined by the sound source only?

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Period, frequency, amplitude, power, and intensity are all determined by the sound source only.

75
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Which parameter is determined by both the source and the medium?

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Wavelength is the only parameter determined by both the source and the medium.

76
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Which parameter is determined only by the medium?

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Speed is the only parameter determined solely by the medium.

77
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True or false? Sound is a transverse, mechanical wave.

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False. Sound is mechanical, but it is a longitudinal wave.

78
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Which of the following can be changed by the operator?Wavelength, amplitude, intensity, propagation speed, period, power

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Amplitude, intensity, power

79
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The power in a beam is one watt and the area is 5 cm². What is the beam’s intensity?

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0.2 watts/cm^2

80
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If intensity remains the same while the power is doubled, what happens to beam area?

A

The beam area must have doubled.

81
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A sound beam travels a total of 10 cm in two seconds. What is the speed of the sound in this medium?

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5 cm/s

82
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True or false? Speed increases as frequency increases.

A

False

83
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What happens to the speed of sound in a medium when the bulk modulus increases?

A

It becomes faster because bulk modulus is just another term for stiffness and as stiffness increases, speed increases.

84
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The effects of ultrasound upon tissues are…

A

Bioeffects

85
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Which of the following waves will have the shortest wavelength?
A. Low frequency travelling in a fast medium
B. Low frequency travelling in a slow medium
C. High-frequency travelling in a fast medium
D. High-frequency travelling in a slow medium

A

D. High frequency travelling in a slow medium

86
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Which of the following characteristics will create the fastest speed of sound?
A. High density, high stiffness
B. Low density, high stiffness
C. High-density, low stiffness
D. Low density, low stiffness
A

B. Low density, high stiffness

87
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Which of the following waves is ultrasonic and least useful in diagnostic imaging?
8 MHz, 2.5 MHz, 18,000 Hz, 24,000 Hz, 3,000,000 Hz

A

24,000 Hz

88
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Which of the following waves is ultrasonic and most useful in diagnostic imaging?
2,455,000 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 100 MHz, 14,000 Hz

A

2,455,000 Hz

89
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Which of the following waves has the longest wavelength?
A. Low frequency
B. Low amplitude
C. High frequency 
D. High intensity
A

A. Low frequency

90
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How is intensity related to power?

A

Intensity is proportional, or directly related, to power. When one goes up, the other goes up.

91
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How is intensity related to amplitude?

A

Intensity is proportional to the amplitude of the wave squared.
If the amplitude is doubled, the intensity is increased by a factor of four: 2^2=4
Remember the term:
AMPLITUDE SQUARED

92
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True or false? If the amplitude of the wave is increased to 3 times its original value, the intensity is increased by six times.

A

False, intensity is proportional to amplitude squared.

3^2=9 so intensity would increase by nine times.

93
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True or false? If the power of a wave is halved, the intensity is reduced to 1/4 its original value.

A

False, power and intensity are proportional to each other, so when one goes up, the other goes up, and when one goes down, the other goes down.

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