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Temperature changes induced by continuous ultrasound
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 37, No 1 | a773 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v37i1.773
| © 2018 B. L. MacDonald, S. B. Shipster
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 September 2018 | Published: 31 March 1981
Submitted: 27 September 2018 | Published: 31 March 1981
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B. L. MacDonald, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaS. B. Shipster, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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An investigation was undertaken to measure temperature changes during therapeutic ultrasound. Various frequencies, intensities and times were used. As a result of their work the authors feel that more research should be carried out to determine the point at which high intensities of ultrasound produce dangerous temperature increases.
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