Department of Radiation Physics
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Secondary neutron spectra from modern Varian, Siemens, and Elekta linacs with multileaf collimators.
Medical physics Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19810475
Effects of tertiary MLC configuration on secondary neutron spectra from 18 MV x-ray beams for the Varian 21EX linear accelerator.
Medical physics Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19810476
Accuracy of out-of-field dose calculations by a commercial treatment planning system.
Physics in medicine and biology Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21076191
Methodology for determining doses to in-field, out-of-field and partially in-field organs for late effects studies in photon radiotherapy.
Physics in medicine and biology Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21076193
Variations in photon energy spectra of a 6 MV beam and their impact on TLD response.
Medical physics May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21776799
The clinical impact of the couch top and rails on IMRT and arc therapy.
Physics in medicine and biology Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22056949
Experimental validation of deterministic Acuros XB algorithm for IMRT and VMAT dose calculations with the Radiological Physics Center's head and neck phantom.
Medical physics Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22482641
Comparison of therapeutic dosimetric data from passively scattered proton and photon craniospinal irradiations for medulloblastoma.
Radiation oncology (London, England) Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22828073
Impact of margin size on the predicted risk of radiogenic second cancers following proton arc therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer.
Physics in medicine and biology Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23154795
Comparison of risk of radiogenic second cancer following photon and proton craniospinal irradiation for a pediatric medulloblastoma patient.
Physics in medicine and biology Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23322160
Standardized treatment planning methodology for passively scattered proton craniospinal irradiation.
Radiation oncology (London, England) Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23375151
Dosimetric impact of Acuros XB deterministic radiation transport algorithm for heterogeneous dose calculation in lung cancer.
Medical physics May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23635258
Predicted risks of radiogenic cardiac toxicity in two pediatric patients undergoing photon or proton radiotherapy.
Radiation oncology (London, England) Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23880421
Analytical model for out-of-field dose in photon craniospinal irradiation.
Physics in medicine and biology Nov, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24099782
Development and implementation of a remote audit tool for high dose rate (HDR) Ir-192 brachytherapy using optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry.
Medical physics Nov, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24320455
Investigation of various energy deposition kernel refinements for the convolution∕superposition method.
Medical physics Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24320507
Comparison of 2D and 3D gamma analyses.
Medical physics Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24506601
A comparative study on the risks of radiogenic second cancers and cardiac mortality in a set of pediatric medulloblastoma patients treated with photon or proton craniospinal irradiation.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25128084
Secondary neutron spectrum from 250-MeV passively scattered proton therapy: measurement with an extended-range Bonner sphere system.
Medical physics Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25186404
An evaluation of three commercially available metal artifact reduction methods for CT imaging.
Physics in medicine and biology Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25585685
Implementation of an analytical model for leakage neutron equivalent dose in a proton radiotherapy planning system.
Cancers Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25768061
Risk-optimized proton therapy to minimize radiogenic second cancers.
Physics in medicine and biology May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25919133
Radiation-related heart and vascular disease.
Future oncology (London, England) , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26198837
Measured Neutron Spectra and Dose Equivalents From a Mevion Single-Room, Passively Scattered Proton System Used for Craniospinal Irradiation.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics May, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27084645
Comparative Risk Predictions of Second Cancers After Carbon-Ion Therapy Versus Proton Therapy.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics May, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27084647
The American Society for Radiation Oncology's 2015 Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27354135
Out-of-field doses and neutron dose equivalents for electron beams from modern Varian and Elekta linear accelerators.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics 07, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27455499
Approaches to reducing photon dose calculation errors near metal implants.
Medical physics Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27587042
Temporal Trends in Treatment and Subsequent Neoplasm Risk Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer, 1970-2015.
JAMA 02, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28245323
Effects of Smoking on Late Toxicity From Breast Radiation.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology May, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28319432
Accuracy of deformable image registration on magnetic resonance images in digital and physical phantoms.
Medical physics Oct, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28622410
Treatment Planning System Calculation Errors Are Present in Most Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core-Houston Phantom Failures.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 08, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28721904
Preparation and fabrication of a full-scale, sagittal-sliced, 3D-printed, patient-specific radiotherapy phantom.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics Sep, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28857407
Agreement between self-reported and register-based cardiovascular events among Danish breast cancer survivors.
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice Feb, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28963606
Chronic Health Conditions and Neurocognitive Function in Aging Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute Oct, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29088360
A High-risk Haplotype for Premature Menopause in Childhood Cancer Survivors Exposed to Gonadotoxic Therapy.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute Feb, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29432556
Material matters: Analysis of density uncertainty in 3D printing and its consequences for radiation oncology.
Medical physics Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29493803
Laurence E. Court1,
Kelly Kisling1,
Rachel McCarroll1,
Lifei Zhang1,
Jinzhong Yang1,
Hannah Simonds2,
Monique du Toit2,
Chris Trauernicht2,
Hester Burger3,
Jeannette Parkes3,
Mike Mejia4,
Maureen Bojador4,
Peter Balter1,
Daniela Branco1,
Angela Steinmann1,
Garrett Baltz1,
Skylar Gay1,
Brian Anderson1,
Carlos Cardenas1,
Anuja Jhingran5,
Simona Shaitelman5,
Oliver Bogler6,
Kathleen Schmeller7,
David Followill1,
Rebecca Howell1,
Christopher Nelson1,
Christine Peterson8,
Beth Beadle5,9
1Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
2Department of Radiation Oncology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital,
3Departments of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town,
4Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Benavides Cancer Institute,
5Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
6Academic Affairs, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
7Department of Gynecological Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
8Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
9Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University