Parts of the Sound Beam
Parts of the Sound Beam
This video explains the anatomy and behavior of ultrasound sound beams, including how beam width changes through the near field, focal zone, and far field regions. Students learn about the hourglass-shaped beam pattern, constructive and destructive interference, and how transducer diameter and frequency affect focal depth.
Transcript
11:02 lessonHello and welcome to Prep's ultrasound Physics Registry Review course. I'm Jenna la Care, an AR DMS certified sonographer and your guide through the exciting journey of ultrasound physics. In this module we'll be discussing the sound beam. So the width of our beam is gonna change um, as the beam travels through the medium. So the part of the beam that first gets transmitted out of the transducer...
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