ULTRASONICS - FIELD CHARACTERIZATION - TEST METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THERMAL AND MECHANICAL INDICES RELATED TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONIC FIELDS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION to Amendment
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of symbols
5 Test methods for determining the mechanical index
and the thermal index
Annex A (informative) - Rationale and derivation of index
models
Annex B (informative) - Guidance notes for measurement
of output power in combined modes, scanning
modes and in 1 cm x 1 cm windows
Annex C (informative) - The contribution of transducer
self-heating to the temperature rise occurring
during ultrasound exposure
Annex D (informative) - Guidance on the interpretation of
TI and MI
Annex E (informative) - Differences from IEC 62359
Edition 1
Annex F (informative) - Rationale and determination
of maximum non-attenuated and attenuated
spatial-peak temporal-average intensity and
spatial-peak pulse-average intensity values
Bibliography
Pertains to medical diagnostic ultrasound fields.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 87 |
