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The Humanized Physics Project |
H6. Medical Diagnosis Tools
Title |
Physics Topics | Human Applications | Student Guide | Details |
| How can we use sound to "see" inside ourselves? | echolocation |
Ultrasound Technology |
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| Do muscle, fat, and bone sound the same? | bulk modulus, acoustic
impedence, |
sound speed in tissue,
tissue interfaces |
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| How can the body make sound bend? | laws of reflection and
refraction, reflection & transmission coefficients |
Ultrasound technology |
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| Give me an A(-scan). Give a B-(scan). What does that spell? | apply reflection &
transmission of sound |
A-scans and B-scans in
ultrasound technology |
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| How can you turn a C into a B? | Doppler Effect |
Ultrasound Technology |
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| Just how fast is your blood traveling? | Doppler effect application |
Doppler Ultrasound Technology |
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Measuring Electrical
Properties of the Body |
apply electric potential
concept |
EKG, cardiology |
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The Electrical
Potentials of the Heart |
application of electrical
potential |
EKG, cardiology |
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Magnetic Fields and Forces |
describe magnetic fields
in permanent mag. materials describe fields produced by current loops define magnetic force on a charge |
MRI |
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