Table I.
Final uncorrected temperature error (°C), final temperature error after correction (°C), and the best percent correction for every trial of each experiment of this study. The final temperature error after correction is shown for several reference combinations.
MAPA Phantom | Uncorrected Temperature Error (°C) |
Temperature Error After Correction () |
*Best % Correction |
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Inner only | Inner-Rect | Inner-Outer | |||
Trial #1 | 5.37 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 98.3 |
Trial #2 | 6.15 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 98.3 |
Trial #3 | 6.68 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 98.3 |
Trial #4 | 19.48 | 0.66 | 0.38 | N/A | 98.1 |
MAPA Leg | |||||
Trial #1 | 6.52 | 2.52 | 2.43 | 2.25 | 65.5 |
Trial #2 | 7.26 | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.45 | 94.0 |
Trial #3 | 16.42 | 0.99 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 97.3 |
Trial #4 | 17.11 | 1.39 | 0.39 | N/A | 97.7 |
Breast Phantom | References 2,4,5,7 | References 2–7 | References 1–8 | ||
Trial #1 | 9.46 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 95.1 |
Trial #2 | 11.17 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 98.6 |
The best % correction results use the best correction of the reference combinations shown for each trial.