scholarly journals Assessment of shock wave lithotripters via cavitation potential

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 086103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan I. Iloreta ◽  
Yufeng Zhou ◽  
Georgy N. Sankin ◽  
Pei Zhong ◽  
Andrew J. Szeri
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Wave Lithotripters

A new acoustic lens design for electromagnetic shock wave lithotripters.

2010 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 1761-1761
Author(s):  
Nathan Smith ◽  
W. Neal Simmons ◽  
Georgy Sankin ◽  
Pei Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Lens Design ◽  
Acoustic Lens ◽  
Electromagnetic Shock ◽  
Electromagnetic Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Wave Lithotripters

scholarly journals Assessment of a Modified Acoustic Lens for Electromagnetic Shock Wave Lithotripters in a Swine Model

2013 ◽  
Vol 190 (3) ◽  
pp. 1096-1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Mancini ◽  
Andreas Neisius ◽  
Nathan Smith ◽  
Georgy Sankin ◽  
Gaston M. Astroza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Swine Model ◽  
Acoustic Lens ◽  
Electromagnetic Shock ◽  
Electromagnetic Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Wave Lithotripters

Economic Incentives and the Distribution of Extracorporeal Shock wave Lithotripters and Linear Accelerators in Spain

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Lázaro ◽  
Kathryn Fitch
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Reimbursement Policy ◽  
Linear Accelerators ◽  
Private Providers ◽  
Extracorporeal Shock Wave ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Shock Wave Lithotripters

AbstractWe studied the role of economic incentives for private providers in explaining Spain's disproportionately large number of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters (ESWLs) and low number of linear accelerators (linacs) per million population (pmp) in comparison to other countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We found that the reimbursement policy for 1990 allowed an average profit per private ESWL of $732,000, but no profit for linacs. Regional per-capita income was positively correlated with ESWLs pmp in Spain (R2 = 0.49; p =.001), but not with linacs. Sixty-nine percent of ESWLs were privately held versus only 16% of linacs. To avoid these types of distortions, financial incentives should be based on a reasonable relationship between cost and charges and should be associated with the appropriateness of medical care.

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