Current interests

Adam Shaw's research interests are in measurement and standardization for ultrasound therapies, especially high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU); in the safe use of medical ultrasound; and in the Primary Standard measurement of ultrasound power.

He is a member of the Safety Group of the British Medical Ultrasound Society; sits on two IEC Technical Committees; is Convenor of the IEC Working Group on Exposure Parameters for Ultrasound; and is leading an international project to develop standards for ultrasound exposure and dose to tissue.

Biography

Adam received his degree in Natural Sciences from Trinity College, Cambridge, and joined the Ultrasonics Section at NPL in 1986.

He has published more than 30 papers and three book chapters, and has lectured on the Medical Ultrasound MSc Course at Hammersmith Hospital.

Selected publications

• A comparative evaluation of three hydrophones and a numerical model in high intensity focused ultrasound fields
  J. Haller, K. Jenderka, G. Durando, and A. Shaw
  Jnl. Acoust. Soc. Am. 131 (2), pages 1121-1130 (2012)
• Guidance on reporting ultrasound exposure conditions for bio-effects studies
  G. ter Haar, A. Shaw, S. Pye, B. Ward, F. Bottomley, R. Nolan and A. M. Coady
  Ultrasound Med Biol. 37 (2), pages 177-83 (2011)
• The feasibility of an infrared system for real-time visualization and mapping of ultrasound fields
  A. Shaw and J. Nunn
  Phys. Med. Biol. 55, pages N321–N327 (2010)
• A random phased array device for delivery of high intensity focused ultrasound
  J. W. Hand, A. Shaw, N. Sadhoo, S. Rajagopal, R. J. Dickinson and L. R. Gavrilov
  Phys. Med. Biol. 54, pages 5675–5693 (2009)
• A buoyancy method for the measurement of total ultrasound power generated by HIFU transducers
  A. Shaw
  Ultrasound in Med. & Biol. 34 (8), pages 1327–1342 (2008)
• Measurement and calibration issues for therapeutic ultrasound
  A. Shaw and M. Hodnett
  Ultrasonics 48, pages 234–252 (2008)
• Treatment monitoring and thermometry for therapeutic focused ultrasound
  I. R. Rivens, A. Shaw, J. Civale and H. Morris
  International Journal of Hyperthermia, 23 (2), pages 121-139 (2007)
• A proposed standard thermal test object for medical ultrasound
  A. Shaw
  Ultrasound Med Biol. 25, pages 121-132 (1999)

Contact details

Email: adam.shaw@npl.co.uk
Tel: 020 8943 6581