Competency information
Details
Identify the safety features available on ultrasound instrumentation and manipulate controls to minimise the bio-effects and hazards of ultrasound.
Considerations
- Safety of diagnostic ultrasound.
- Mechanisms for the production of biological effects.
- Current safety standards and relevance.
- User responsibilities.
- Machine controls and displays, e.g. MI (mechanical index), TI (thermal index) and power output.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 6 | Outcome Identify the safety features and displays available on ultrasound instrumentation. Critically evaluate their importance and relevance and be able to manipulate controls to minimise the bio-effects and hazards of ultrasound during the acquisition of ultrasound images and Doppler spectra. |