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Extracorporeal Shock Waves: Bioeffects and Mechanisms of Action

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Shock Focussing Effect in Medical Science and Sonoluminescence

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Extracorporeal shock waves are microsecond acoustic pulses with peak pressures of 30–120 MPa. The pressure pulse is generally followed by a tensile wave with a lower maximum yet longer duration. A typical example of a pressure registration is depicted in Fig. 9.1. The major medical application of extracorporeal shock waves is the fragmentation of stones in the body. The method was first applied in 1980.

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Delius, M. (2003). Extracorporeal Shock Waves: Bioeffects and Mechanisms of Action. In: Srivastava, R.C., Leutloff, D., Takayama, K., Grönig, H. (eds) Shock Focussing Effect in Medical Science and Sonoluminescence. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05161-0_9

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