Table 1.

Material properties

	Mass density [ρ (kg/m3)]	Heat capacity [Cp (J kg−1 K−1)]	Thermal conductivity [k (W m−1 K−1)]	Electrical conductivity [σ (S/m)]	Blood perfusion [ω b (1/s)]	Metabolic heat [Q m (W/m3)]
Electrodes	70	1045	0.026	1e–5	–	–
Insulation	6450	840	18	1e8	–	–
Liver	1080	3540	0.52	0.067 (initial)	0.0005	4200
Tumor	1220	4180	0.6	0.135 (initial)	0.002	42,000