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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Katsuhiko Fujimoto, Urawa, JP;
Satoshi Aida, Otawara, JP;
Yoichi Takada, Otawara, JP;
Hideki Kosaku, Nasu-gun, JP;
Yoichi Hazama, Otawara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound treatment apparatus includes an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused, a driving circuit for driving the ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from the ultrasound source, and a controller for controlling to make the driving circuit drive the ultrasound source under an irradiation condition in which an optimization index obtained by the product of the focus intensity (W/cm ), the irradiation period (sec), and the frequency (MHZ) all of the treatment ultrasound falls within an appropriate range from 6,000 (inclusive) to 40,000 (inclusive).