This paper describes work in which subharmonic emissions from ultrasonically irradiated biological samples are integrated over time, and the resultant signal (which is believed to be indicative of cavitation activity) is found to correlate well with the extent of cellular damage. Specifically, three studies have been carried out, in which the subharmonic energy emitted from suspension cultures of V79 cells is integrated during exposure to 1 MHz ultrasound. The effect of raised ambient pressure and sample rotation speed on the occurrence of cavitation, and of cavitation related cell death, have been investigated. Use of the subharmonic emission technique has also yielded additional evidence for the occurrence of an ultrasonically induced mechanism for damage that is neither thermal nor cavitational in origin, in experiments where cells are exposed to ultrasound whilst being held at an elevated temperature (43 degrees C). The potential of the use of subharmonic emission monitoring as a quantitative predictor of ultrasonically induced biological damage, both in vitro and in vivo, is discussed.
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