A resistive temperature detection system for determining a temperature of a portion of a magnetically sensitive system, comprising: a substrate; and a plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22) disposed on or in the substrate and arranged in a planar parallel relationship relative to each other forming 2 N number of winding loops, which are patterned such that upon conduction of current each of the winding loops of the plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22) generates one of 2 N number of magnetic dipole moments that interact to suppress the magnetic fields generated by the current conducting through the plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22), where N is an integer that is greater than one, wherein the 2 N number of winding loops form a series of winding loops arranged in a concentric, mutually nested manner, wherein a central winding loop of the series of winding loops has a smallest diameter and wherein remaining winding loops of the series of winding loops have a diameter that is incremented from one winding loop to the next winding loop in the series of winding loops, and the series of winding loops are patterned to change directions to provide conductive current in opposing directions and to generate different polarity magnetic moments, wherein the plurality of conductive lines forming the winding loops includes at least two adjacent conductive lines patterned to conduct current in a same direction and each winding loop in the series of winding loops has a generally rectangular shape, wherein a first contact is provided at the central winding loop and a second contact is provided at an outermost winding loop of the series of winding loops, wherein the series of winding loops forms a continuous conductive trace from the first contact to the second contact. a substrate; and a plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22) disposed on or in the substrate and arranged in a planar parallel relationship relative to each other forming 2 N number of winding loops, which are patterned such that upon conduction of current each of the winding loops of the plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22) generates one of 2 N number of magnetic dipole moments that interact to suppress the magnetic fields generated by the current conducting through the plurality of conductive lines (16, 18, 20, 22), where N is an integer that is greater than one, wherein the 2 N number of winding loops form a series of winding loops arranged in a concentric, mutually nested manner, wherein a central winding loop of the series of winding loops has a smallest diameter and wherein remaining winding loops of the series of winding loops have a diameter that is incremented from one winding loop to the next winding loop in the series of winding loops, and the series of winding loops are patterned to change directions to provide conductive current in opposing directions and to generate different polarity magnetic moments, wherein the plurality of conductive lines forming the winding loops includes at least two adjacent conductive lines patterned to conduct current in a same direction and each winding loop in the series of winding loops has a generally rectangular shape, wherein a first contact is provided at the central winding loop and a second contact is provided at an outermost winding loop of the series of winding loops, wherein the series of winding loops forms a continuous conductive trace from the first contact to the second contact.