Teaching Doppler Ultrasound in an Introductory Laboratory for Pre-health Students

Authors

Theodore Stedmark, Portland State UniversityFollow
Thomas Allen, Portland State UniversityFollow
Ralf Widenhorn, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

The Physics Teacher

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2020

Subjects

Sound Waves -- Physics, Physics -- Study and teaching

Abstract

We present a novel activity to demonstrate the Doppler shift of a sound wave, incident at an angle, upon a moving reflector. This activity is intended for use in an introductory physics laboratory focused on preparing students for the health and medical fields. The activity is designed to simulate Doppler velocity measurements from ultrasound imaging. While there have been previous qualitative discussions of blood flow measurements in the physics education literature, they were without associated laboratory activities.1 The lab can be part of a life science physics curriculum that has been identified in need of reforms to meet the needs of students and the medical and biology community.

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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in.Stenmark, T., Allen, T., & Widenhorn, R. (2020). Teaching Doppler Ultrasound in an Introductory Laboratory for Pre-health Students. The Physics Teacher, 58(3), 206-208.

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145419

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https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145419

DOI

10.1119/1.5145419

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32647

Citation Details

Stenmark, T., Allen, T., & Widenhorn, R. (2020). Teaching Doppler Ultrasound in an Introductory Laboratory for Pre-health Students. The Physics Teacher, 58(3), 206-208.