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Section 2: Physics of Ultrasound

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where: delta X is the difference in some quantity expressed in decibels, X1<br />

and X2 are two different measured values <strong>of</strong> X, and the log is to base 10.<br />

(Note the factor <strong>of</strong> two difference between this basic equation for the dB and<br />

the one used when making sound measurements. This difference will be<br />

explained in the next section.)

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