Project: Dosimetry for Ultrasound Therapy
Ultrasound can treat a range of conditions and recent developments include new treatments for cancer, stroke and bone repair. However, the techniques needed to standardise the dosage of ultrasound do not yet exist and this prevents healthcare providers from calculating the amount of ultrasound required for a particular therapy and creating personalised treatment plans. This, in turn, can result in over- or under treatment, causing harm to the patient and preventing the implementation of new techniques. This project will establish measurements, reference standards and modelling techniques to build traceability for exposure to ultrasound and the dose to tissue. The results will support an increase in the use of ultrasound treatments, help healthcare providers make better treatment plans, improve patient quality of life and benefit the medical manufacturing industry
| Acronym | HLT03 DUTy (Reference Number: HLT03) |
| Duration | 01/06/2012 - 31/05/2015 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
See Website |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2011 - Health, SI Broader Scope and New Technologies |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NPL Management Limited | Coordinator | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Partner | Italy |
| 3 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 4 | Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu | Partner | Türkiye |
| 5 | Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | Observer | Spain |
| 6 | Hochschule Merseburg | Observer | Germany |
| 7 | Institute of Cancer Research - Royal Cancer Hospital | Observer | United Kingdom |
| 8 | M V Lomonosov Moscow State University | Observer | Russia |
| 9 | National Institute of Metrology - NIM | Observer | China |