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Table 2 Acoustic properties of water and bone in the simulations of skull transmission

From: Design, characterization and evaluation of a laser-guided focused ultrasound system for preclinical investigations

Tissue type

Density (kg/m3)

Speed of sound (m/s)

Attenuation (Np/m/MHz)

Water

1000

1482.3

0.025

Skull bone

1700

3183

164