An　acoustic　radiation　force　counterbalanced　appliance　was　employed　to　map　the　cavitation　distribution　in　water.　The　appliance　was　made　up　of　a　focused　ultrasound　transducer　and　an　aluminum　alloy　reflector　with　the　exactly　same　shape.　They　were　centrosymmetry　around　the　focus　of　the　source　transducer.　Spatial-temporal　dynamics　of　cavitation　bubble　clouds　in　the　1.2　MHz　ultrasonic　field　within　this　appliance　were　observed　in　water.　And　they　were　mapped　by　sonochemiluminescence　(SCL)　recordings　and　high-speed　photography.　There　were　significant　differences　in　spatial　distribution　and　temporal　evolution　between　normal　group　and　counterbalanced　group.　The　reflector　could　avoid　bubble　directional　displacement　induced　by　acoustic　radiation　force　under　certain　electric　power　(＜=　50　W).　As　a　result,　the　SCL　intensity　in　the　pre-focal　region　was　larger　than　that　of　normal　group.　In　event　of　high　electric　power　(＞=　70　W),　most　of　the　bubbles　were　moving　in　acoustic　streaming.　When　electric　power　decreased,　bubbles　kept　stable　and　showed　stripe　structure　in　SCL　images.　Both　stationary　bubbles　and　moving　bubbles　have　been　captured,　and　exhibited　analytical　potential　with　respect　to　bubbles　in　therapeutic　ultrasound.　(C)　2013　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.