Adaptable Design Improvements For Electromagnetic Shock Wave Lithotripters And Techniques For Controlling Cavitation

Adaptable Design Improvements for Electromagnetic Shock Wave Lithotripters and Techniques for Controlling Cavitation by Nathan Birchard Smith Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Pei Zhong, Supervisor ___________________________ Glenn M. Preminger ___________________________ F. Hadley Cocks ___________________________ Donald B. Bliss ___________________________ W. Neal Simmons An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in the Graduate School of Duke University 2012 Copyright by Nathan Birchard Smith 2012

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