A heuristic model of stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy
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Effect of lithotripter focal width on stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy.
Using a reflector insert, the original HM-3 lithotripter field at 20 kV was altered significantly with the peak positive pressure (p(+)) in the focal plane increased from 49 to 87 MPa while the -6 dB focal width decreased concomitantly from 11 to 4 mm. Using the original reflector, p(+) of 33 MPa with a -6 dB focal width of 18 mm were measured in a pre-focal plane 15-mm proximal to the lithotri...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0001-4966
DOI: 10.1121/1.4812876