What is the difference between ultrasound spatial average intensity and the temporal average intensity?

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The spatial average intensity is the average intensity during a continuous ultrasound while the temporal average intensity is the average intensity during a pulsed ultrasound. An intensity of 1.5 W/cm2 in a continuous mode has a spatial average intensity of 1.5 W/cm2. If it is delivered in a pulsed mode with a 20% duty cycle, then its temporal average intensity is

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