Ultrasound and its using in medicine

The reaction of the whole organism is quite diverse on ultrasound. The size and character of the ultrasonic alteration depends on the frequency of the ultrasound, its intensity and impact, and on the other, the structural characteristics of the object itself, its physico-chemical properties. In general, the ultrasound may cause harmful, suppressive and stimulating effects. Ultrasonic intensity less than 1 W / cm2 in most cases affects live objects. Depressive and damaging effect is characterized by high intensity ultrasound (1,5 - 3 W / cm2 and more Because of these characteristics of the ultrasound, it is actively used in various fields of medicine. They belong to dentistry, gynecology, urology and others. The presented work is covered by one of the successful methods of urology, namely the means of combating urine-pitch with the lithotripsy method.