The parasitic thermovoltage can influence the temperature measurement durin
g hyperthermia using the miniature multithermocouple probes with a common w
ire. It was noticed that, when a thermocouple junction is placed in a sharp
thermal gradient, a parasitic thermovoltage is added to the voltage of all
remaining thermocouples situated in the direction to the tip of the probe.
This article gives the theoretical explanation, experimental verification,
and practical elimination of this phenomenon.