The betatron heating of the core is commonly agreed to be due to a undesired difference mode in the kickers. This could be due to tolerances and mistakes in the kickers or in the hydrids which ideally drive the kickers in the sum mode. The purpose of this note is to estimate the effect of the latter. The hydrids, by the nature of their construction, have systematic errors. These errors appear to be larger than the errors which come from construction tolerances.

This report of OTA has conducted a study of a wide range of topics, some of which have recently been receiving a great deal of scrutiny inside and outside the government. In order to derive information specific enough to guide possible congressional action and to be responsive to the requesting Committees, this examination of the issues is specifically tied to particular life-sustaining technologies and their use with patients who are elderly. At the same time, much of this information is applicable to life-sustaining technology in general and to citizens of all ages.

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