The task of designing, manufacturing and testing a homemade ultrasound phantom was an academic exercise towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound. The aim was not to produce a highly accurate device suitable for a quality assurance programme but to provide the opportunity to understand many aspects of the ultrasound beam and to demonstrate the principles of physics involved.
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