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Volume 36; Issue 10

Medical Physics

Volume 36; Issue 10

1

Automated segmentation of lungs with severe interstitial lung disease in CT

Wang, Jiahui, Li, Feng, Li, Qiang

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

2

A more accurate reconstruction system matrix for quantitative proton computed tomography

Penfold, S. N., Rosenfeld, A. B., Schulte, R. W., Schubert, K. E.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 336 KB

english, 2009

3

Noise injection for training artificial neural networks: A comparison with weight decay and early stopping

Zur, Richard M., Jiang, Yulei, Pesce, Lorenzo L., Drukker, Karen

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 386 KB

english, 2009

4

Optimization of radiography applications using x-ray beams emitted by compact accelerators. Part I. Monte Carlo study of the hard x-ray spectrum

Marziani, M., Taibi, A., Di Domenico, G., Gambaccini, M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.44 MB

english, 2009

5

Patient-specific quality assurance method for VMAT treatment delivery

Schreibmann, Eduard, Dhabaan, Anees, Elder, Eric, Fox, Tim

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 614 KB

english, 2009

6

Evaluation of scatter effects on image quality for breast tomosynthesis

Wu, Gang, Mainprize, James G., Boone, John M., Yaffe, Martin J.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 410 KB

english, 2009

7

Development of a high precision dosimetry system for the measurement of surface dose rate distribution for eye applicators

Eichmann, Marion, Flühs, Dirk, Spaan, Bernhard

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.07 MB

english, 2009

8

Sliding characteristic and material compressibility of human lung: Parametric study and verification

Al-Mayah, A., Moseley, J., Velec, M., Brock, K. K.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 613 KB

english, 2009

9

Automatic marker detection and 3D position reconstruction using cine EPID images for SBRT verification

Park, Sang-June, Ionascu, Dan, Hacker, Fred, Mamon, Harvey, Berbeco, Ross

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.11 MB

english, 2009

10

Optical Coherence Tomography Technology and Applications

Drexel, Wolfgang, Fujimoto, James G., Gueye, Paul

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 39 KB

english, 2009

11

New algorithm to simulate organ movement and deformation for four-dimensional dose calculation based on a three-dimensional CT and fluoroscopy of the thorax

Miyabe, Yuki, Narita, Yuichiro, Mizowaki, Takashi, Matsuo, Yukinori, Takayama, Kenji, Takahashi, Kunio, Kaneko, Shuji, Kawada, Noriyuki, Maruhashi, Akira, Hiraoka, Masahiro

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.07 MB

english, 2009

12

TG-43 U1 based dosimetric characterization of model 67-6520 Cs-137 brachytherapy source

Meigooni, Ali S., Wright, Clarissa, Koona, Rafiq A., Awan, Shahid B., Granero, Domingo, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Ballester, Facundo

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 448 KB

english, 2009

13

An iterative technique to segment PET lesions using a Monte Carlo based mathematical model

Nehmeh, S. A., El-Zeftawy, H., Greco, C., Schwartz, J., Erdi, Y. E., Kirov, A., Schmidtlein, C. R., Gyau, A. B., Larson, S. M., Humm, J. L.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 386 KB

english, 2009

14

Modeling of plasmonic heating from individual gold nanoshells for near-infrared laser-induced thermal therapy

Cheong, Seong-Kyun, Krishnan, Sunil, Cho, Sang Hyun

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 689 KB

english, 2009

15

Assessment of three dead detector correction methods for cone-beam computed tomography

Nelms, David W., Shukla, Hemant I., Nixon, Earl, Bayouth, John E., Flynn, Ryan T.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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english, 2009

16

Commissioning Varian enhanced dynamic wedge in the PINNACLE treatment planning system using Gafchromic™ EBT film

Fontanarosa, Davide, Orlandini, Lucia Clara, Andriani, Italo, Bernardi, Luca

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

17

Treatment head disassembly to improve the accuracy of large electron field simulation

Faddegon, Bruce A., Sawkey, Daren, O’Shea, Tuathan, McEwen, Malcolm, Ross, Carl

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 613 KB

english, 2009

18

EPID dosimetry must soon become an essential component of IMRT quality assurance

van Elmpt, Wouter, Ezzell, Gary A., Orton, Colin G.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 335 KB

english, 2009

19

A region growing method for tumor volume segmentation on PET images for rectal and anal cancer patients

Day, Ellen, Betler, James, Parda, David, Reitz, Bodo, Kirichenko, Alexander, Mohammadi, Seyed, Miften, Moyed

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 660 KB

english, 2009

20

Tomographic image via background subtraction using an x-ray projection image and a priori computed tomography

Zhang, Jin, Yi, Byongyong, Lasio, Giovanni, Suntharalingam, Mohan, Yu, Cedric

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 757 KB

english, 2009

21

A role for biological optimization within the current treatment planning paradigm

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 1.17 MB

english, 2009

22

Dose-calculation algorithms in the context of inhomogeneity corrections for high energy photon beams

Papanikolaou, Niko, Stathakis, Sotirios

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 916 KB

english, 2009

23

Interindividual variability of arterial impulse response to intravenous injection of nonionic contrast agent (Iohexol) in DCE-CT study

Kim, S. M., Haider, M. A., Milosevic, M., Yeung, I. W. T.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.32 MB

english, 2009

24

Comment on “An easy method to account for light scattering dose dependence in radiochromic films” [Med. Phys. 36, 3866–3869 (2009)]

Menegotti, L., Delana, A., Martignano, A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 543 KB

english, 2009

25

Quantitative image-based spectral reconstruction for computed tomography

Heismann, B., Balda, M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 902 KB

english, 2009

26

RBE estimation of proton radiation fields using a ΔE−E telescope

Wroe, Andrew, Schulte, Reinhard, Fazzi, Alberto, Pola, Andrea, Agosteo, Stefano, Rosenfeld, Anatoly

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.09 MB

english, 2009

27

Design and characterization of a spatially distributed multibeam field emission x-ray source for stationary digital breast tomosynthesis

Qian, Xin, Rajaram, Ramya, Calderon-Colon, Xiomara, Yang, Guang, Phan, Tuyen, Lalush, David S., Lu, Jianping, Zhou, Otto

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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PDF, 1.14 MB

english, 2009

28

Dose spread functions in computed tomography: A Monte Carlo study

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.18 MB

english, 2009

29

Ionization chamber gradient effects in nonstandard beam configurations

Bouchard, Hugo, Seuntjens, Jan, Carrier, Jean-Francois, Kawrakow, Iwan

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 810 KB

english, 2009

30

Malignant lesion segmentation in contrast-enhanced breast MR images based on the marker-controlled watershed

Cui, Yunfeng, Tan, Yongqiang, Zhao, Binsheng, Liberman, Laura, Parbhu, Rakesh, Kaplan, Jennifer, Theodoulou, Maria, Hudis, Clifford, Schwartz, Lawrence H.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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english, 2009

31

An MLC calibration method using a detector array

Simon, Thomas A., Kahler, Darren, Simon, William E., Fox, Christopher, Li, Jonathan, Palta, Jatinder, Liu, Chihray

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 439 KB

english, 2009

32

Monte Carlo study on secondary neutrons in passive carbon-ion radiotherapy: Identification of the main source and reduction in the secondary neutron dose

Yonai, Shunsuke, Matsufuji, Naruhiro, Kanai, Tatsuaki

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 481 KB

english, 2009

33

A theoretical study on phase-contrast mammography with Thomson-scattering x-ray sources

De Caro, Liberato, Giannini, Cinzia, Bellotti, Roberto, Tangaro, Sabina

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 304 KB

english, 2009

34

2D-3D registration for prostate radiation therapy based on a statistical model of transmission images

Munbodh, Reshma, Tagare, Hemant D., Chen, Zhe, Jaffray, David A., Moseley, Douglas J., Knisely, Jonathan P. S., Duncan, James S.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 765 KB

english, 2009

35

Modeling and interpretation of the bioelectrical impedance signal for the determination of the local arterial stiffness

Collette, Mathieu, Leftheriotis, Georges, Humeau, Anne

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 407 KB

english, 2009

36

Comparison of arc-modulated cone beam therapy and helical tomotherapy for three different types of cancer

Ulrich, Silke, Sterzing, Florian, Nill, Simeon, Schubert, Kai, Herfarth, Klaus K., Debus, Jürgen, Oelfke, Uwe

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.02 MB

english, 2009

37

Demons deformable registration for CBCT-guided procedures in the head and neck: Convergence and accuracy

Nithiananthan, S., Brock, K. K., Daly, M. J., Chan, H., Irish, J. C., Siewerdsen, J. H.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 682 KB

english, 2009

38

First application of dynamic infrared imaging in boron neutron capture therapy for cutaneous malignant melanoma

Santa Cruz, G. A., González, S. J., Bertotti, J., Marín, J.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.69 MB

english, 2009

39

An on-line replanning method for head and neck adaptive radiotherapya)

Ahunbay, Ergun E., Peng, Cheng, Godley, Andrew, Schultz, Christopher, Li, X. Allen

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.00 MB

english, 2009

40

A method to measure PET scatter fractions for daily quality control

de Jong, H. W., Lubberink, M., Watabe, H., Iida, H., Lammertsma, A. A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 515 KB

english, 2009

41

Computer-aided detection of breast masses on mammograms: Dual system approach with two-view analysis

Wei, Jun, Chan, Heang-Ping, Sahiner, Berkman, Zhou, Chuan, Hadjiiski, Lubomir M., Roubidoux, Marilyn A., Helvie, Mark A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 225 KB

english, 2009

42

Modeling acute and chronic hypoxia using serial images of F18-FMISO PET

Wang, Kelin, Yorke, Ellen, Nehmeh, Sadek A., Humm, John L., Ling, C. Clifton

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 151 KB

english, 2009

43

Detectability of motions in AAA with ECG-gated CTA: A quantitative study

Klein, Almar, Oostveen, Luuk J., Greuter, Marcel J. W., Hoogeveen, Yvonne, Schultze Kool, Leo J., Slump, Cornelis H., Klaas Jan Renema, W.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 841 KB

english, 2009

44

Is radiography justified for the evaluation of patients presenting with cervical spine trauma?

Theocharopoulos, Nicholas, Chatzakis, Georgios, Damilakis, John

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.12 MB

english, 2009

45

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

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Medical Physics

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2009

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english

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46

Editorial Board

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Medical Physics

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2009

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english

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47

Table of Contents

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

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english

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48

Spectral filtering modulation method for estimation of hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation based on a single fluorescence emission spectrum in tissue phantoms

Liu, Quan, Vo-Dinh, Tuan

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 531 KB

english, 2009

49

Dose prescription complexity versus tumor control probability in biologically conformal radiotherapy

South, C. P., Evans, P. M., Partridge, M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 933 KB

english, 2009

50

Replacement correction factors for cylindrical ion chambers in electron beams

Wang, L. L. W., Rogers, D. W. O.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 219 KB

english, 2009

51

Adaptive two-pass cone-beam artifact correction using a FOV-preserving two-source geometry: A simulation study

Forthmann, P., Grass, M., Proksa, R.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 582 KB

english, 2009

52

Monte Carlo evaluations of the absorbed dose and quality dependence of Al2O3 in radiotherapy photon beams

Chen, Shao Wen, Wang, Xue Tao, Chen, Li Xin, Tang, Qiang, Liu, Xiao Wei

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 189 KB

english, 2009

53

Investigation of a Sr90∕Y90 source for intra-ocular treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration

Holmes, Shannon M., Micka, John A., DeWerd, Larry A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 768 KB

english, 2009

54

Respiratory motion correction in gated cardiac SPECT using quaternion-based, rigid-body registration

Parker, Jason G., Mair, Bernard A., Gilland, David R.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 668 KB

english, 2009

55

Endocavitary thermal therapy by MRI-guided phased-array contact ultrasound: Experimental and numerical studies on the multi-input single-output PID temperature controller's convergence and stability

Salomir, Rares, Rata, Mihaela, Cadis, Daniela, Petrusca, Lorena, Auboiroux, Vincent, Cotton, François

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.84 MB

english, 2009

56

Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference (RADAM 2008), Debrecen, Hungary, 13-15 June 2008

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 16 KB

english, 2009