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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2009 Mar 13;54(7):2131–2145. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/7/019

Table 2.

Description of experimental conditions for the platform tests.

Test # Prior knowledge
before the imaging		 MRI thermal
imaging		 Test object Applicator
positioning
A Scaled SAR calcs 30 cm field size, 0.5 cm
slice thickness, 20 s scan		 Cylindrical muscle
equivalent phantom		 The applicator is shifted 90°
clockwise to test convergence
B Full thermal calcs 30 cm field size, 0.5 cm
slice thickness, 20 s scan		 Cylindrical muscle equivalent
phantom with tumor volume		 The applicator is shifted 50°
clockwise to test convergence