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sheepscreek11/08/20241 replyview on HN

Very neat.

The big question for me is - how will it feel on a live person. Is it going to be painful? Could it alter/damage the brain tissue?

So basically - how safe is this tech?


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haccount11/08/2024

Ultrasound is safe at normal acoustic levels.

Infant babies frequently have their brain scanned through the open fontanels.

If you turn the volume up to 11 you'll boil water with or can use it to machine steel but the energy levels in clinical practice is safe