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Historical Overview

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Ultrasound

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In this lecture my aim is to trace the development of some basic ideas and applications relating to biological effects of ultrasound, and of methods for characterizing exposure. Only a part of the subject can be treated here. Excellent sources for further reading include books by El’piner (1964), Dunn and O’Brien (1976) and Wells (1977), and also a review paper by Fry (1979).

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  1. Physics Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405, USA

    Wesley L. Nyborg

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  1. Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Michael H. Repacholi

  2. Superior Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

    Martino Grandolfo

  3. National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Frascati, Italy

    Alessandro Rindi

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Nyborg, W.L. (1987). Historical Overview. In: Repacholi, M.H., Grandolfo, M., Rindi, A. (eds) Ultrasound. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1811-8_1

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