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Abstract
Evidence is presented of acoustic cavitation generated by a Dornier extracorporeal shockwave lithotripter. Using x-ray film, thin aluminium sheets, and relatively thick metal plates as targets, evidence of liquid jet impacts associated with cavitation bubble collapse was observed. The jet impact was violent enough to puncture thin foils and deform metal plates. Furthermore, numerous jet impacts were generated over a volume of greater than 200 cm 3. It is likely that such violent cavitation will also occur in tissue, and observed biological effects (e.g. renal calculus disintegration and tissue trauma) may be related to cavitation damage.
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