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Table 1. Salient features and results of the assessment on the risk of bias [Citation26] of the 22 articles, pertaining to 25 individual studies that have been included in the systematic review.
Table 2. The location of temperature sensors (skin and/or invasively) used for calculation of a thermal dose parameter influences the relationship of the parameter with outcome.
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