ULTRA SOUND

• Ultrasound does not use radiation like X-rays or CT

scans. Instead it relies on sound waves generated at
such high frequencies that they cannot be heard by
the human ear.
• A small device called an ultrasound probe is used,
which gives off high-frequency sound waves. You
can't hear these sound waves, but when they
bounce off different parts of the body, they create
"echoes" that are picked up by the probe and turned
into a moving image.
 ULTRASONIC TESTING
• In Ultrasonic testing, high frequency sound energy is
used to identify surface and subsurface discontinuities.
• Because of its high penetration capacity, inspection of
extremely thick sections are possible using ultrasonic
testing.
• Frequencies in the megahertz range, sound energy
does not travel efficiently through air or hot gases, but
it travels freely through most liquids and common
engineering materials like most metals, plastics,
ceramics and composites.