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ULTRASOUND has applications in physiotherapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders1, and recent findings indicate a potential value as a local anabolic agent2–4. It is used to detect tumours5 and foetuses6, while a further application lies in measuring the rate of blood flow in terms of corpuscular velocity7,8. The increasing use of ultrasound on human tissues has led to concern for possible hazards. It is essential that safety limits are determined accurately and that the interactions of ultrasound with living tissues are investigated so that they can be predicted when ultrasound is used within these limits. Largely in this connexion, we are investigating the effects of low intensity ultrasound on blood circulation in living tissues and wish to report a striking finding: the aggregation of red blood cells into stationary clumps in the radiation field (Fig. 1).
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DYSON, M., WOODWARD, B. & POND, J. Flow of Red Blood Cells stopped by Ultrasound. Nature 232, 572–573 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232572a0
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