Medical physics resident reading list A practical collection of reports, papers, books, and guidance for medical physics residency. Search by title, author, year, or topic.
Introduction to radiation oncology Core reading
The physics of radiation therapy Faiz M. Khan
The physics of radiation therapy · 2010
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AAPM's TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams Peter R. Almond, Peter J. Biggs, B. M. Coursey, et al.
Medical Physics · 1999
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Task Group 142 report: Quality assurance of medical accelerators Eric E. Klein, Joseph Hanley, John Bayouth, et al.
Medical Physics · 2009
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 10.a.: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics Jessica B. Clements, Christopher T. Baird, Steven F. De Boer, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2018
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Quality Assurance for Radioactivity Measurement in Nuclear Medicine Author not listed
IAEA · 2006
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Brachytherapy and radiation safety Core reading
ICRU Report 38 - Dose and Volume Specification for Reporting Intracavitary Therapy in Gynecology D. Chassagne, A. Dutreix, P. Almond, et al.
Journal of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements · 1985
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10 CFR Part 20: Standards for protection against radiation Author not listed
Federal Register
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10 CFR Part 35: Medical use of byproduct material Author not listed
Federal Register
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Chapter 13: Brachytherapy: physical and clinical aspects E. B. Podgoršak & IAEA
In Radiation oncology physics: a handbook for teachers and students · IAEA · 2005
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Chapter 15: Brachytherapy Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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Chapter 16: Radiation protection Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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The physics of modern brachytherapy for oncology Dimos Baltas, N. Zamboglou & Loukas Sakelliou
Taylor \& Francis · 2007
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Physics and radiobiology of brachytherapy Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez & Luther W. Brady
In Principles and practice of radiation oncology · 5th ed · LWW · 2008
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Calibration of 192Ir high-dose-rate afterloading systems Steven J. Goetsch, F. H. Attix, D. W. Pearson & B. R. Thomadsen
Medical Physics · 1991
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 13.a: HDR brachytherapy, part A Susan L. Richardson, Ivan M. Buzurovic, Gil'ad N. Cohen, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2023
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Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose calculations Mark J. Rivard, Bert M. Coursey, Larry A. DeWerd, et al.
Medical Physics · 2004
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Code of practice for brachytherapy physics: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 56 Ravinder Nath, Lowell L. Anderson, Jerome A. Meli, et al.
Medical Physics · 1997
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High dose-rate brachytherapy treatment delivery: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 59 H. Dale Kubo, Glenn P. Glasgow, Timothy D. Pethel, Bruce R. Thomadsen & Jeffrey F. Williamson
Medical Physics · 1998
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Intravascular brachytherapy physics: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 60 Ravinder Nath, Howard Amols, Charles Coffey, et al.
Medical Physics · 1999
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Permanent prostate seed implant brachytherapy: Report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group No. 64 Yan Yu, Lowell L. Anderson, Zuofeng Li, et al.
Medical Physics · 1999
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Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd COMS eye plaques for intraocular tumors: Report of Task Group 129 by the AAPM and ABS Sou-Tung Chiu-Tsao, Melvin A. Astrahan, Paul T. Finger, et al.
Medical Physics · 2012
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AAPM recommendations on medical physics practices for ocular plaque brachytherapy: Report of task group 221 Rowan M. Thomson, Keith M. Furutani, Theodor W. Kaulich, et al.
Medical Physics · 2020
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Report No. 151 - Structural Shielding Design and Evaluation for Megavoltage X- and Gamma-Ray Radiotherapy Facilities Author not listed
2005
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AAPM Summer School: Brachytherapy Author not listed
2017
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External beam treatment planning Reference materials
Treatment planning in radiation oncology Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons & Paul W. Sperduto
Wolters Kluwer · 2016
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Review of medical dosimetry: A study guide William Amestoy
Springer · 2015
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Radiobiology for the radiologist Eric J. Hall & Amato J. Giaccia
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams \& Wilkins · 2012
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A cancer source book for nurses Claudette G. Varricchio & American Cancer Society
Jones and Bartlett Publishers · 2004
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Netter atlas of human anatomy: classic regional approach Frank H. Netter & Carlos A. G. Machado
Elsevier · 2023
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The physics of radiation therapy Faiz M. Khan
The physics of radiation therapy · 2010
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Additional readings
Patterns of Failure and Toxicity after Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Gordon O. Schoenfeld, Robert J. Amdur, Christopher G. Morris, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2008
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Patterns of local-regional recurrence following parotid-sparing conformal and segmental intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer Laura A Dawson, Yoshimi Anzai, Lon Marsh, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2000
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Late xerostomia after intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional radiotherapy Heather D. Pacholke, Robert J. Amdur, Christopher G. Morris, et al.
American Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2005
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Three-dimensional intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the University of California–San Francisco experience K Sultanem, Hui-Kuo Shu, Ping Xia, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2000
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Radiation therapy dose escalation for prostate cancer: a rationale for IMRT A. Pollack, A. Hanlon, E.M. Horwitz, et al.
World J Urol · 2003
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Planning, delivery, and quality assurance of intensity-modulated radiotherapy using dynamic multileaf collimator: A strategy for large-scale implementation for the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate Chandra Burman, Chen-Shou Chui, Gerald Kutcher, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1997
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Breast-conserving radiation therapy using combined electron and intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique Jonathan G. Li, Scott S. Williams, Don R. Goffinet, Arthur L. Boyer & Lei Xing
Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2000
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Normal tissue tolerance
Tolerance of normal tissue to therapeutic irradiation B. Emami, J. Lyman, A. Brown, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1991
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Use of Normal Tissue Complication Probability Models in the Clinic Lawrence B. Marks, Ellen D. Yorke, Andrew Jackson, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101 Stanley H. Benedict, Kamil M. Yenice, David Followill, et al.
Medical Physics · 2010
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Additional readings
Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Brain Yaacov Richard Lawrence, X. Allen Li, Issam El Naqa, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Associated Brainstem Injury Charles Mayo, Ellen Yorke & Thomas E. Merchant
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Dose–Volume Effects of Optic Nerves and Chiasm Charles Mayo, Mary K. Martel, Lawrence B. Marks, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Spinal Cord John P. Kirkpatrick, Albert J. Van Der Kogel & Timothy E. Schultheiss
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Estimated Risk Level of Unified Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Dose Tolerance Limits for Spinal Cord Jimm Grimm, Arjun Sahgal, Scott G. Soltys, et al.
Seminars in Radiation Oncology · 2016
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Radiation Therapy and Hearing Loss Niranjan Bhandare, Andrew Jackson, Avraham Eisbruch, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiotherapy Dose–Volume Effects on Salivary Gland Function Joseph O. Deasy, Vitali Moiseenko, Lawrence Marks, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Larynx and Pharynx Tiziana Rancati, Marco Schwarz, Aaron M. Allen, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Lung Lawrence B. Marks, Soren M. Bentzen, Joseph O. Deasy, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Heart Giovanna Gagliardi, Louis S. Constine, Vitali Moiseenko, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010
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Predicting Radiation Pneumonitis After Chemoradiation Therapy for Lung Cancer: An International Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis David A. Palma, Suresh Senan, Kayoko Tsujino, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2013
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Quality assurance and dosimetry Linac design and principles
Chapter 4: Clinical Radiation Generators Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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Radiation Generators Peter J Biggs
Physics Review Course, 52nd Annual Meeting, AAPM. Philadelphia · 2010
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Advances in linear accelerator design for radiotherapy C. J. Karzmark
Medical Physics · 1984
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Flattening filter-free accelerators: a report from the AAPM Therapy Emerging Technology Assessment Work Group Ying Xiao, Stephen F. Kry, Richard Popple, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2015
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Shielding Design Methods for Radiation Oncology Departments Melissa C Martin
ACMP 25th Annual Meeting. Seattle · 2008
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Machine calibration and characteristics
AAPM's TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams Peter R. Almond, Peter J. Biggs, B. M. Coursey, et al.
Medical Physics · 1999
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Basic applications of multileaf collimators: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 50 Arthur Boyer, Peter Biggs, James, Galvin, et al.
2001
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Calibration and quality assurance for rounded leaf-end MLC systems Maria N. Graves, Antoinette V. Thompson, Mary K. Martel, Daniel L. McShan & Benedick A. Fraass
Medical Physics · 2001
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Physical and dosimetric aspects of a multileaf collimation system used in the dynamic mode for implementing intensity modulated radiotherapy Thomas LoSasso, Chen-Shou Chui & C. Clifton Ling
Medical Physics · 1998
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The MLC tongue-and-groove effect on IMRT dose distributions Jun Deng, Todd Pawlicki, Yan Chen, et al.
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2001
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Delivery systems of intensity-modulated radiotherapy using conventional multileaf collimators Ping Xia & Lynn J Verhey
Medical Dosimetry · 2001
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Beam characteristics
Chapter 9: Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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Chapter 10: Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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Acceptance testing, commissioning, and machine QA
Task Group 142 report: Quality assurance of medical accelerators Eric E. Klein, Joseph Hanley, John Bayouth, et al.
Medical Physics · 2009
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Accelerator beam data commissioning equipment and procedures: Report of the TG-106 of the Therapy Physics Committee of the AAPM Indra J. Das, Chee-Wai Cheng, Ronald J. Watts, et al.
Medical Physics · 2008
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American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 53: Quality assurance for clinical radiotherapy treatment planning Benedick Fraass, Karen Doppke, Margie Hunt, et al.
Medical Physics · 1998
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Medical physics practice guideline 5.b: Commissioning and QA of treatment planning dose calculations—Megavoltage photon and electron beams Mark W. Geurts, Dustin J. Jacqmin, Lindsay E. Jones, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2022
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Basic dosimetry quantities and principles
Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry Frank H. Attix
Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry · 1986
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Report of AAPM Task Group 155: Megavoltage photon beam dosimetry in small fields and non‐equilibrium conditions Indra J. Das, Paolo Francescon, Jean M. Moran, et al.
Medical Physics · 2021
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Small fields: Nonequilibrium radiation dosimetry Indra J. Das, George X. Ding & Anders Ahnesjö
Medical Physics · 2008
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Dosimetry of small static fields used in external beam radiotherapy: an international code of practice for reference and relative dose determination. Author not listed
International Atomic Energy Agency · 2017
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Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS-483, the IAEA–AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination Hugo Palmans, Pedro Andreo, M. Saiful Huq, et al.
Medical Physics · 2018
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Dose calculation algorithms
Dose Calculation Algorithms Uwe Oelkfe & Christian Scholz
New Technologies in Radiation Oncology · 2006
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Collapsed cone convolution of radiant energy for photon dose calculation in heterogeneous media Anders Ahnesjö
Medical Physics · 1989
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Dose Calculations: Collapsed Cone Convolution Superposition and Delta Pixel Beam Todd McNutt
Pinnacle3 White Paper · 2002
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AAA Photon Dose Calculation Model in Eclipse™ Janne Sievinen, Waldemar Ulmer & Wolfgang Kaissl
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Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo-based photon and electron external beam treatment planning Indrin J. Chetty, Bruce Curran, Joanna E. Cygler, et al.
Medical Physics · 2007
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Investigation of variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo photon dose calculation using XVMC Iwan Kawrakow & Matthias Fippel
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2000
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Dose-calculation algorithms in the context of inhomogeneity corrections for high energy photon beams Niko Papanikolaou & Sotirios Stathakis
Medical Physics · 2009
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Comparison of inhomogeneity correction algorithms in small photon fields Andrew O. Jones & Indra J. Das
Medical Physics · 2005
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Additional readings
Dose calculations for external photon beams in radiotherapy Anders Ahnesjö & Maria Mania Aspradakis
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1999
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Monte Carlo simulations: efficiency improvement techniques and statistical considerations Daryoush Sheikh-Bagheri, Iwan Kawrakow, Blake Walters & DWO Rogers
Integrating new technologies into the clinic: Monte Carlo and image-guided radiation therapy, Proceedings of the 2006 AAPM Summer School. Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing · 2006
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Tissue Inhomogeneity Corrections for Megavoltage Photon Beams: Report of Task Group No. 65 of the Radiation Therapy Committee of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Nikos Papanikolaou, Jerry J. Battista, Arthur L. Boyer, et al.
2004
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A comparison of Monte Carlo, anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) and Acuros XB algorithms in assessing dosimetric perturbations during enhanced dynamic wedged radiotherapy deliveries in heterogeneous media Ashfaq Zaman, Muhammad Basim Kakakhel & Amjad Hussain
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice · 2019
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IMRT/VMAT commissioning
Chapter 20: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Faiz M. Khan
In The physics of radiation therapy · 4th ed · LWW · 2010
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Commissioning of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) James L. Bedford & Alan P. Warrington
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2009
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Characterizing output for the Varian enhanced dynamic wedge field Chihray Liu, Zuofeng Li & Jatinder R. Palta
Medical Physics · 1998
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IMRT: a review and preview Thomas Bortfeld
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2006
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Realization and verification of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy with modulated fields Thomas Bortfeld, Arthur L. Boyer, Wolfgang Schlegel, Darren L. Kahler & Timothy J. Waldron
International Journal of Radiation Oncology *Biology*Physics · 1994
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Historical perspective on IMRT Steve Webb
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy—The State of the Art. Bristol, UK: Institute of Physics Publishing · 2003
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Guidance document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT: Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee Gary A. Ezzell, James M. Galvin, Daniel Low, et al.
Medical Physics · 2003
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Additional readings
Commissioning and Quality Assurance of RapidArc Radiotherapy Delivery System C. Clifton Ling, Pengpeng Zhang, Yves Archambault, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology* Physics · 2008
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Implementing IMRT in clinical practice: a joint document of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine James M Galvin, Gary Ezzell, Avraham Eisbrauch, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2004
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Intensity-modulated radiotherapy: current status and issues of interest Author not listed
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2001
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Where goest the Peacock? Bruce Curran
Medical Dosimetry · 2001
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The return of the snake oil salesmen Eli Glatstein
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology* Physics · 2003
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IMRT optimization/leaf sequencing
X-ray field compensation with multileaf collimators Thomas R. Bortfeld, Darren L. Kahler, Timothy J. Waldron & Arthur L. Boyer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1994
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Generation of arbitrary intensity profiles by dynamic jaws or multileaf collimators Spiridon V. Spirou & Chen S. Chui
Medical Physics · 1994
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IMRT Optimization Algorithms David Shepard
2010
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Chapter 10: Minimization or Maximization of Functions William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling & Brian P. Flannery
In Numerical Recipes in C (2nd Ed.): The Art of Scientific Computing · Cambridge University Press · 1992
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Optimizing the Delivery of Radiation Therapy to Cancer Patients David M. Shepard, Michael C. Ferris, Gustavo H. Olivera & T. Rockwell Mackie
SIAM Review · 1999
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Number and orientations of beams in intensity-modulated radiation treatments Jörg Stein, Radhe Mohan, Xiao-Hong Wang, et al.
Medical Physics · 1997
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Direct aperture optimization: A turnkey solution for step‐and‐shoot IMRT D. M. Shepard, M. A. Earl, X. A. Li, S. Naqvi & C. Yu
Medical Physics · 2002
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P$^3$IMRT: Direct machine parameter optimization Björn Hårdemark, Anders Liander, Henrik Rehbinder & Johan Löf
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Optimization approaches to volumetric modulated arc therapy planning Jan Unkelbach, Thomas Bortfeld, David Craft, et al.
Medical Physics · 2015
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The effects of intra-fraction organ motion on the delivery of dynamic intensity modulation Cedric X Yu, David A Jaffray & John W Wong
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1998
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The emperor's new isodose curves Brian D. Kavanagh
Medical Physics · 2003
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From physical dose constraints to equivalent uniform dose constraints in inverse radiotherapy planning Christian Thieke, Thomas Bortfeld, Andrzej Niemierko & Simeon Nill
Medical Physics · 2003
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Leaf sequencing algorithms for segmented multileaf collimation Srijit Kamath, Sartaj Sahni, Jonathan Li, Jatinder Palta & Sanjay Ranka
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2003
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A novel linear programming approach to fluence map optimization for intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning H Edwin Romeijn, Ravindra K Ahuja, James F Dempsey, Arvind Kumar & Jonathan G Li
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2003
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A unifying framework for multi-criteria fluence map optimization models H Edwin Romeijn, James F Dempsey & Jonathan G Li
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2004
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Dynamic multileaf collimation without `tongue-and-groove' underdosage effects J P C Van Santvoort & B J M Heijmen
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1996
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Dynamic splitting of large intensity-modulated fields Qiuwen Wu, Mark Arnfield, Shidong Tong, Yan Wu & Radhe Mohan
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2000
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The overshoot phenomenon in step-and-shoot IMRT delivery Gary A. Ezzell
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2001
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Tomotherapy T. Rockwell Mackie, John Balog, Ken Ruchala, et al.
Seminars in Radiation Oncology · 1999
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Volumetric modulated arc therapy: IMRT in a single gantry arc Karl Otto
Medical Physics · 2008
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Reporting and analyzing dose distributions: A concept of equivalent uniform dose Andrzej Niemierko
Medical Physics · 1997
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Calculation of complication probability factors for non-uniform normal tissue irradiation: The effective volume method Gerald J. Kutcher & C. Burman
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1989
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Patient-specific quality assurance
A technique for the quantitative evaluation of dose distributions Daniel A. Low, William B. Harms, Sasa Mutic & James A. Purdy
Medical Physics · 1998
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Dosimetry tools and techniques for IMRT: IMRT dosimetry tools Daniel A. Low, Jean M. Moran, James F. Dempsey, Lei Dong & Mark Oldham
Medical Physics · 2011
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Tolerance limits and methodologies for IMRT measurement-based verification QA: Recommendations of AAPM Task Group No. 218 Moyed Miften, Arthur Olch, Dimitris Mihailidis, et al.
Medical Physics · 2018
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Comparison of two commercial detector arrays for IMRT quality assurance Jonathan G. Li, Guanghua Yan & Chihray Liu
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2009
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The extraction of true profiles for TPS commissioning and its impact on IMRT patient-specific QA Guanghua Yan, Christopher Fox, Chihray Liu & Jonathan G. Li
Medical Physics · 2008
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Validation of dynamic MLC-controller log files using a two-dimensional diode array Jonathan G. Li, James F. Dempsey, Li Ding, Chihray Liu & Jatinder R. Palta
Medical Physics · 2003
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Comprehensive quality assurance for the delivery of intensity modulated radiotherapy with a multileaf collimator used in the dynamic mode Thomas LoSasso, Chen‐Shou Chui & C. Clifton Ling
Medical Physics · 2001
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Commissioning and quality assurance of treatment planning computers J.Van Dyk, R.B. Barnett, J.E. Cygler & P.C. Shragge
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1993
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Evaluation of polymer gels and MRI as a 3-D dosimeter for intensity-modulated radiation therapy Daniel A. Low, James F. Dempsey, Ramesh Venkatesan, et al.
Medical Physics · 1999
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Comparison of analytic source models for head scatter factor calculation and planar dose calculation for IMRT Guanghua Yan, Chihray Liu, Bo Lu, Jatinder R Palta & Jonathan G Li
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2008
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Failure modes and effects analysis
The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management M. Saiful Huq, Benedick A. Fraass, Peter B. Dunscombe, et al.
Medical Physics · 2016
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77 Moffitt Patients Get Excess Radiation Michael Van Sickler
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Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm Walt Bogdanich
The New York Times · 2010
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An investigation of the Therac-25 accidents N.G. Leveson & C.S. Turner
Computer · 1993
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Radiation Therapy Deficiencies Identified During On-Site Dosimetry Visits by the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core Houston Quality Assurance Center Stephen F. Kry, Lainy Dromgoole, Paola Alvarez, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology* Physics · 2017
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Special procedures Reference materials
Chapters 7, 8, 13, 14, 18, and 21, in — The physics of radiation therapy Faiz M. Khan
The physics of radiation therapy · 2010
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Total body irradiation
The physical aspects of total and half body photon irradiation J. van Dyk, J. M. Galvin, G. P. Glasgow & E. B. Podgorsak
1986
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Total body irradiation using Helical Tomotherapy ® : Treatment technique, dosimetric results and initial clinical experience V. Sarradin, L. Simon, A. Huynh, et al.
Cancer/Radiothérapie · 2018
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Total-body irradiation using linac-based volumetric modulated arc therapy: Its clinical accuracy, feasibility and reliability Bora Tas, Ismail Faruk Durmus, Ayse Okumus, et al.
Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2018
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Total skin electron therapy
Total skin electron therapy: Techniques and dosimetry C. J. Karzmark, Joseph Anderson, Alfonso Buffa, et al.
1987
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Cutaneous lymphomas Benjamin D. Smith & Lynn D. Wilson
Seminars in Radiation Oncology · 2007
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Clinical electron‐beam dosimetry: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 25 Faiz M. Khan, Karen P. Doppke, Kenneth R. Hogstrom, et al.
Medical Physics · 1991
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Recommendations for clinical electron beam dosimetry: Supplement to the recommendations of Task Group 25 Bruce J. Gerbi, John A. Antolak, F. Christopher Deibel, et al.
Medical Physics · 2009
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AAPM protocol for 40–300 kV x-ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 61 C.-M. Ma, C. W. Coffey, L. A. DeWerd, et al.
Medical Physics · 2001
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Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy in the Treatment of Mycosis Fungoides: A Review of Conventional and Low-Dose Regimens Mudit Chowdhary, Arpit M. Chhabra, Shivam Kharod & Gaurav Marwaha
Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia · 2016
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Cardiovascular implantable electronic device safety
Management of Radiation Oncology Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers J. R. Marbach, M. R. Sontag, J. Van Dyk & A. B. Wolbarst
1994
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Management of radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators: A report of the AAPM TG-203 Moyed Miften, Dimitris Mihailidis, Stephen F. Kry, et al.
Medical Physics · 2019
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Radiotherapy-Induced Malfunction in Contemporary Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: Clinical Incidence and Predictors Jonathan D. Grant, Garrett L. Jensen, Chad Tang, et al.
JAMA Oncology · 2015
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In-vivo systems: commissioning and calibration
Diode in vivo dosimetry for patients receiving external beam radiation therapy: Report of Task Group 62 of the Radiation Therapy Committee Ellen Yorke, Rodica Alecu, Li Ding, et al.
2005
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Radiochromic film dosimetry: Recommendations of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 55 Azam Niroomand-Rad, Charles Robert Blackwell, Bert M. Coursey, et al.
Medical Physics · 1998
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TG-69: Radiographic film for megavoltage beam dosimetry Sujatha Pai, Indra J. Das, James F. Dempsey, et al.
Medical Physics · 2007
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AAPM TG 191: Clinical use of luminescent dosimeters: TLDs and OSLDs Stephen F. Kry, Paola Alvarez, Joanna E. Cygler, et al.
Medical Physics · 2020
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SRS and SBRT
Stereotactic radiosurgery Michael C. Schell, Frank J. Bova, David A. Larson, et al.
1995
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Current and novel practice of stereotactic radiosurgery: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article Douglas Kondziolka
Journal of Neurosurgery · 2019
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101 Stanley H. Benedict, Kamil M. Yenice, David Followill, et al.
Medical Physics · 2010
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Report of AAPM Task Group 155: Megavoltage photon beam dosimetry in small fields and non‐equilibrium conditions Indra J. Das, Paolo Francescon, Jean M. Moran, et al.
Medical Physics · 2021
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Other topics
Fetal dose from radiotherapy with photon beams Marilyn Stovall, Charles Robert Blackwell, Jackson Cundiff, et al.
1995
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Clinical applications of 3-dimensional printing in radiation therapy Yizhou Zhao, Kathryn Moran, Mammo Yewondwossen, et al.
Medical Dosimetry · 2017
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Chapter 15: Special procedures and techniques in radiotherapy E. B. Podgoršak & IAEA
In Radiation oncology physics: a handbook for teachers and students · IAEA · 2005
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AAPM-RSS medical physics practice guideline 9.a. for SRS-SBRT Per H. Halvorsen, Eileen Cirino, Indra J. Das, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2017
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Image-guided radiotherapy Reference materials
Fundamental mathematics and physics of medical imaging Jack L. Lancaster & Bruce H. Hasegawa
CRC Press, Taylor \& Francis Group · 2017
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The essential physics of medical imaging Jerrold T. Bushberg, J. Anthony Seibert, Edwin M. Leidholdt & John M. Boone
Wolters Kluwer · 2021
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Principles of computerized tomographic imaging Avinash C. Kak & Malcolm Slaney
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · 2001
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Medical imaging signals and systems Jerry L. Prince & Jonathan M. Links
Pearson · 2015
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MRI for Radiotherapy: Planning, Delivery, and Response Assessment Gary Liney & Uulke Van Der Heide
Springer International Publishing · 2019
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Spin To the Limit (eBook) Author not listed
calameo.com
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Modern use of image guidance in radiotherapy
Applications of linac-mounted kilovoltage Cone-beam Computed Tomography in modern radiation therapy: A review Justin Shepherd
Polish Journal of Radiology · 2014
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Image guidance in radiation therapy for better cure of cancer Vincent Grégoire, Matthias Guckenberger, Karin Haustermans, et al.
Molecular Oncology · 2020
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Quality assurance for kilovoltage cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) Joerg Lehmann & Stanley Skubic
Modern Practices in Radiation Therapy · 2012
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Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66 Sasa Mutic, Jatinder R. Palta, Elizabeth K. Butker, et al.
Medical Physics · 2003
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The Role of In-Room kV X-Ray Imaging for Patient Setup and Target Localization: Report of AAPM Task Group 104 Fang-Fang Yin, John Wong, James Balter, et al.
2009
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Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: A report of the AAPM TG-179 Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Peter A. Balter, Lei Dong, et al.
Medical Physics · 2012
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 2.b.: Commissioning and quality assurance of X‐ray‐based image‐guided radiotherapy systems Steven P. McCullough, Hassaan Alkhatib, Kyle J. Antes, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2021
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The calibration of CT Hounsfield units for radiotherapy treatment planning Uwe Schneider, Eros Pedroni & Antony Lomax
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1996
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Quality assurance of x-ray imaging systems
Quality assurance for kilovoltage cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) Joerg Lehmann & Stanley Skubic
Modern Practices in Radiation Therapy · 2012
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Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66 Sasa Mutic, Jatinder R. Palta, Elizabeth K. Butker, et al.
Medical Physics · 2003
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Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: A report of the AAPM TG-179 Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Peter A. Balter, Lei Dong, et al.
Medical Physics · 2012
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 2.b.: Commissioning and quality assurance of X‐ray‐based image‐guided radiotherapy systems Steven P. McCullough, Hassaan Alkhatib, Kyle J. Antes, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2021
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The calibration of CT Hounsfield units for radiotherapy treatment planning Uwe Schneider, Eros Pedroni & Antony Lomax
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1996
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Organ motion and its management
The management of respiratory motion in radiation oncology: Report of AAPM Task Group 76 Paul J. Keall, Gig S. Mageras, James M. Balter, et al.
Medical Physics · 2006
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Organ motion and its management K.M Langen & D.T.L Jones
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2001
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A method for the reconstruction of four‐dimensional synchronized CT scans acquired during free breathing Daniel A. Low, Michelle Nystrom, Eugene Kalinin, et al.
Medical Physics · 2003
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Respiratory correlated cone beam CT Jan‐Jakob Sonke, Lambert Zijp, Peter Remeijer & Marcel Van Herk
Medical Physics · 2005
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AlignRT $^®$ and Catalyst™ in whole‐breast radiotherapy with DIBH: Is IGRT still needed? Marko Laaksomaa, Sebastian Sarudis, Maija Rossi, et al.
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2019
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4D MR imaging of respiratory organ motion and its variability M Von Siebenthal, G Székely, U Gamper, et al.
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2007
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Characterization of free breathing patterns with 5D lung motion model Tianyu Zhao, Wei Lu, Deshan Yang, et al.
Medical Physics · 2009
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Novel breathing motion model for radiotherapy Daniel A. Low, Parag J. Parikh, Wei Lu, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2005
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Quality Assurance of 4D-CT Scan Techniques in Multicenter Phase III Trial of Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiotherapy (Radiosurgery or Surgery for Operable Early Stage (Stage 1A) Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ROSEL] Study) Coen W. Hurkmans, Maarten Van Lieshout, Danny Schuring, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2011
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Imaging dose and its management
The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: Report of the AAPM Task Group 75 Martin J. Murphy, James Balter, Stephen Balter, et al.
Medical Physics · 2007
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Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Radiation Dose in X-Ray Computed Tomography: Report of AAPM Task Group 111 Robert L. Dixon, Jon A. Anderson, Donovan M. Bakalyar, et al.
2010
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Image guidance doses delivered during radiotherapy: Quantification, management, and reduction: Report of the AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group 180 George X. Ding, Parham Alaei, Bruce Curran, et al.
Medical Physics · 2018
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Imaging dose from cone beam computed tomography in radiation therapy Parham Alaei & Emiliano Spezi
Physica Medica · 2015
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Investigation of the radiation dose from cone‐beam CT for image‐guided radiotherapy: A comparison of methodologies Jarryd G. Buckley, Dean Wilkinson, Alessandra Malaroda & Peter Metcalfe
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · 2018
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AAPM/RSNA Physics Tutorial for Residents: Topics in CT: Radiation Dose in CT Michael F. McNitt-Gray
RadioGraphics · 2002
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Kilovoltage Imaging Doses in the Radiotherapy of Pediatric Cancer Patients Jun Deng, Zhe Chen, Kenneth B. Roberts & Ravinder Nath
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2012
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Radiation Dose From Kilovoltage Cone Beam Computed Tomography in an Image-Guided Radiotherapy Procedure George X. Ding & Charles W. Coffey
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2009
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Effective Doses in Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Lung Radiotherapy Planning Shinichiro Mori, Susumu Ko, Takayoshi Ishii & Kanae Nishizawa
Medical Dosimetry · 2009
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Exposure Risks Among Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy: Considerations in the Era of Image Guided Radiation Therapy Clayton B. Hess, Holly M. Thompson, Stanley H. Benedict, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2016
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X-ray image reconstruction and artifacts
Principles of CT and CT Technology L. W. Goldman
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology · 2007
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Practical cone-beam algorithm L. A. Feldkamp, L. C. Davis & J. W. Kress
Journal of the Optical Society of America A · 1984
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Artefacts in CBCT: a review R Schulze, U Heil, D Groβ, et al.
Dentomaxillofacial Radiology · 2011
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Artifacts in CT: Recognition and Avoidance Julia F. Barrett & Nicholas Keat
RadioGraphics · 2004
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Fast calculation of the exact radiological path for a three‐dimensional CT array Robert L. Siddon
Medical Physics · 1985
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Artifacts in computed tomography scanning of moving objects G Chen, J Kung & K Beaudette
Seminars in Radiation Oncology · 2004
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Electronic portal dosimetry
The use of an aSi-based EPID for routine absolute dosimetric pre-treatment verification of dynamic IMRT fields Ann Van Esch, Tom Depuydt & Dominique Pierre Huyskens
Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2004
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Catching errors with in vivo EPID dosimetry A. Mans, M. Wendling, L. N. McDermott, et al.
Medical Physics · 2010
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Replacing Pretreatment Verification With In Vivo EPID Dosimetry for Prostate IMRT Leah N. McDermott, Markus Wendling, Jan-Jakob Sonke, Marcel Van Herk & Ben J. Mijnheer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2007
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Dosimetric pre-treatment verification of IMRT using an EPID; clinical experience Mathilda Van Zijtveld, Maarten L.P. Dirkx, Hans C.J. De Boer & Ben J.M. Heijmen
Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2006
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First Experience With Real-Time EPID-Based Delivery Verification During IMRT and VMAT Sessions Henry C. Woodruff, Todsaporn Fuangrod, Eric Van Uytven, et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2015
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Other topics
Use of image registration and fusion algorithms and techniques in radiotherapy: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 132 Kristy K. Brock, Sasa Mutic, Todd R. McNutt, Hua Li & Marc L. Kessler
Medical Physics · 2017
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Task Group 174 Report: Utilization of [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ([18F]FDG-PET) in Radiation Therapy Shiva K. Das, Ross McGurk, Moyed Miften, et al.
Medical Physics · 2019
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Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Standardized Uptake Values in Clinical Practice and Assessing Response to Therapy Paul E. Kinahan & James W. Fletcher
Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI · 2010
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MRI B $_0$ homogeneity and geometric distortion with continuous linac gantry rotation on an Elekta Unity MR-linac Steven Jackson, Markus Glitzner, Rob H N Tijssen & Bas W Raaymakers
Physics in Medicine \& Biology · 2019
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Special topics Proton therapy
Proton therapy physics Harald Paganetti
CRC Press · 2019
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The physics of proton therapy Wayne D Newhauser & Rui Zhang
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2015
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Range uncertainties in proton therapy and the role of Monte Carlo simulations Harald Paganetti
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2012
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ICRU Report 59 - Clinical Proton Dosimetry - Part I : Beam Production, Beam Delivery and Measurement of Absorbed Dose L. Verhey, H. Blattman, P. M. Deluca & D. Miller
Journal of the ICRU · 1998
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