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A phenomenon typical of strong ultrasonic fields in liquids is cavitation. It is encountered in several applications of high intensity ultrasound where it plays an important role. Furthermore, solid boundaries (surfaces) exposed to ultrasound may undergo substantial material damage due to cavitation. Cavitation is also one possible mechanism for the damage of body tissues caused by intense ultrasound. But apart from these and similar effects it is of interest in its own right from a physical point of view. For these reasons, a separate chapter in this book is devoted to cavitation.
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Kuttruff, H. (1991). Cavitation. In: Ultrasonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3846-8_13
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