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第六章 超声医疗仪器 第一节 超声物理 The Physics of Waves There are two types of waves: longitudinal waves and transverse waves. Longitudinal waves are waves in which the direction of particle motion is parallel to the direction of the wave energy propagation, and transverse waves are waves in which the direction of particle motion is perpendicular to the direction of the wave energy propagation. Sound waves are mechanical pressure waves. Like all such waves, they must have a medium in which to propagate — typically this is air, but other materials such as water, brick and human tissue are equally able to su