What is PD IEC TS 63070- Ultrasonics - Field characterization about?
PD IEC TS 63070 is a safety standard on the field characterization of ultrasonics.
PD IEC TS 63070 is applicable to ultrasonic equipment designed for the medical field of application. PD IEC TS 63070 covers both diagnostic and therapeutic (physiotherapy and HITU) equipment.
PD IEC TS 63070 describes transducer evaluation by the infrared imaging technique using a split TMM-phantom for qualitative and quantitative estimation of temperature distributions in tissue-mimicking material, resulting from absorption of ultrasound and from the heating of the transducer itself.
PD IEC TS 63070 also describes a method to measure transducer-surface temperature, while the transducer is driven under the still-air condition.
Who is PD IEC TS 63070- Ultrasonics - Field characterization for?
PD IEC TS 63070 on the field characterization of ultrasonics is relevant to:
- Manufacturers and suppliers of transducers
- Mechanical engineers and electronics engineers
- Physical laboratories
Why should you use PD IEC TS 63070- Ultrasonics - Field characterization?
Split TMM (tissue-mimicking material) is configured as a phantom to observe the temperature elevation and distribution for assessing fields generated by diagnostic ultrasound equipment and by physiotherapy and high-intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) equipment.
PD IEC TS 63070 describes primarily how to measure temperature elevation generated by an ultrasound transducer by using an infrared (IR) camera system aimed at insonified tissue-mimicking material located in still air. There are several methods to measure temperature rise using an infrared (IR) camera system. PD IEC TS 63070 assists the user with two such methods, which are, the split TMM setup and the “still air” setup.
Overall, PD IEC TS 63070 is useful as it provides guidance on the infrared imaging techniques for determining temperature elevation in tissue-mimicking material and at the radiation surface of a transducer in still air which can be helpful for your business
