APPLICATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE

Interest in the field of therapeutic ultrasound has been gathering mom entum in recent years. It is used in physiotherapy, cardiology, ophtha lmology, cancer therapy, dentistry, for the destruction of renal and g all bladder stones and several surgical instruments are based on ultra sonic vibration. The mechanisms of action are still under investigatio n and several problems associated with dosimetry and measurement of ul trasound power remain unresolved. The continuing advances in this fiel d promise exciting developments in the coming years.