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This paper extends and updates previous reviews of this subject, including two by the present author. Any hazard that may arise from diagnostic ultrasound is presumably related to physical levels of exposure. Information on this point is sparse but some order-of-magnitude figures are given. Evidence for hazard at a given exposure level comes from three complimentary types of investigation: biophysical studies, screening investigations and epidemiology. In each case some of the data that is available is open to criticism and certain gaps and inconsistencies remain. Nevertheless the concensus of evidence from systematic studies provides strong indication that current practice is without hazard. Reports to the contrary must always be taken seriously but none so far has been substantiated by independent work.
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Hill, C.R. (1975). Safety of Ultrasound in Diagnosis. In: Michaelson, S.M., Miller, M.W., Magin, R., Carstensen, E.L. (eds) Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Nonionizing Radiation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0760-0_16
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