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. 2017 Aug 18;8:25–32. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.08.004

Table 6.

Ablation protocol for 5-cm ablation (RITA Medical, Boston Scientific).

Deploy to Target temp Power Timer Heating duration
2 cm 105 °C 150 W 15 min Until target temp. is reached, then deploy to 3 cm
3 cm 105 °C 150 W 14.5 min Until target temp. is reached, then deploy to 4 cm
4 cm 105 °C 150 W 14 min 7 min after target temp (i.e., after hearing the beep, wait 7 min), then deploy to 5 cm
5 cm 105 °C 150 W 7 min 7 min after target temp (i.e., after hearing the beep wait 7 min), then deploy cool down