Refraction | Incidence | Attenuation | Decibels | Etc |
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Refraction.
What is the change in direction of wave propagation when traveling from one medium to another called?
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False.
Orthogonal, perpendicular, and right angle describe 90 degrees normal incidence.
T or F. Orthogonal is another term used to describe oblique incidence.
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Increases
As the path length increases, the attenuation of ultrasound in soft tissue ____
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Double
For every 3dB change, the intensity will do what?
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4
What is the log of 10,000?
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Transmission
Refraction is known as ____ with a bend.
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50 w/cm^2 since it is totally reflected.
A sound wave with an intensity of 50 w/cm^2 strikes a boundary and is totally reflected. What is the reflected intensity?
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False.
Attenuation in air is greater.
T or F: Attenuation in air is less than attenuation in soft tissue.
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-3dB
What was the decibel change if the intensity of a sound beam was reduced one-half?
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Incident
Reflected Angle = _____ Angle
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False.
The transmission angle will be LESS than the incident if Medium 2 is less than medium 1.
The transmission angle will be more than the incident angle when the speed of Medium 2 is less than the speed of Medium 1. True or False?
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Refraction
If there is an oblique incidence between two different propagation speeds of two media, what will occur?
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Increases
What happens to the depth of penetration if frequency were to decrease?
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Start level (reference) and end level (actual)
Decibels require what 2 intensities?
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Half the frequency
What is the attenuation coefficient equal to?
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The transmission angle is greater than the incident angle.
What does Speed 2 greater than Speed 1 mean?
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100%.
Remember the Energy Conservation Law, and coefficients are measured in % not w/cm^2.
A sound wave with an intensity of 50 w/cm^2 strikes a boundary and is totally reflected. What is the intensity reflection coefficient?
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False.
Attenuation and propagation speed are unrelated.
Attenuation will increase with the speed of sound; true or false?
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Logarithmic
Fill in the blank: Decibel notation is ______.
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True.
Structures that do not attenuate much have a thick half-value layer thickness. True or False?
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1. Oblique Incidence
2. Different propagation speeds
What two criteria are required for refraction to occur?
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0%,
remember refraction cannot occur with normal incidence.
A sound wave strikes a boundary of identical medias at a normal incidence. Will 100%, 75%, 0%, 25%, 1%, or 90% of the beam be refracted?
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Absorption, reflection, and scattering
What three processes contribute to attenuation?
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Positive
If the initial intensity of a sound beam is less than the final intensity, then the gain in dB is ___?
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Thin.
What half-value layer thickness does a high frequency have?
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