Development of a calorimeter to evaluate heating of soft tissue phantom irradiated by physiotherapeutic ultrasound beams

Calorimeters can be employed in the measurement of temperature of a medium heated by ultrasound beams. The temperature elevation is attributed to the absorbed energy at a depth of a biological tissue mimicking phantom. The goal of the work is to present the project and construction of a calorimeter that serves as a tool to study heating protocols of ultrasound therapy. Some experimental results are also presented.