Ultrasound (OCR A Level Physics)

Exam Questions

12 mins5 questions
1a2 marks

This question is about the medical use of ultrasound.

a)
In ultrasound scanning, explain what is meant by impedance (acoustic) matching and how it may be achieved.

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1b2 marks
b)
There are several different types of ultrasound scanning techniques.

Explain how an A-scan could be used to measure the thickness of a patient’s eye lens.
You may draw a diagram to help with your answer.

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2a2 marks
a)
Explain how an ultrasound transducer can emit ultrasound.
You do not need to describe the design of the transducer.

[2]

2b3 marks
b)
Explain how the reflection of ultrasound at a boundary between two tissues depends on the physical properties of the tissues.

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