Appendix E: Acoustic Output Information Accordance with IEC 60601-2-37
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ULTRASOUND GASTROVIDEOSCOPE GF-UCT180
Appendix E: Acoustic Output
Information Accordance with
IEC 60601-2-37
Acoustic output table with Hitachi or FUJIFILM
Healthcare diagnostic ultrasound system
The terms used in the acoustic output table are as follows:
Acoustic attenuation coefficient
–12 dB output beam area
Normalizing coefficient
Equivalent aperture diameter
Pulse beam width
Equivalent beam diameter
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Acoustic working frequency
Pulse-average intensity
Attenuated pulse-average intensity
Pulse-intensity integral
Attenuated pulse-intensity integral
Temporal-average intensity
Attenuated temporal-average intensity
Spatial-peak temporal-average intensity
Attenuated spatial-peak temporal-average intensity
Mechanical index
Output power
Attenuated output power
Bounded output power
Pulse pressure squared integral