Volume 41; Issue 1

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Volume 41; Issue 1

Medical Physics

Volume 41; Issue 1

1

103Pd strings: Monte Carlo assessment of a new approach to brachytherapy source design

Rivard, Mark J., Reed, Joshua L., DeWerd, Larry A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.15 MB

english, 2014

2

Graves' disease radioiodine-therapy: Choosing target absorbed doses for therapy planning

Willegaignon, J., Sapienza, M. T., Coura-Filho, G. B., Watanabe, T., Traino, A. C., Buchpiguel, C. A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 796 KB

english, 2014

3

Adaptive nonlocal means filtering based on local noise level for CT denoising

Li, Zhoubo, Yu, Lifeng, Trzasko, Joshua D., Lake, David S., Blezek, Daniel J., Fletcher, Joel G., McCollough, Cynthia H., Manduca, Armando

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.37 MB

english, 2014

4

Independent dose per monitor unit review of eight U.S.A. proton treatment facilities

Moyers, M. F., Ibbott, G. S., Grant, R. L., Summers, P. A., Followill, D. S.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 528 KB

english, 2014

5

On multichannel film dosimetry with channel-independent perturbations

Méndez, I., Peterlin, P., Hudej, R., Strojnik, A., Casar, B.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 449 KB

english, 2014

6

The impact of low-Z and high-Z metal implants in IMRT: A Monte Carlo study of dose inaccuracies in commercial dose algorithms

Spadea, Maria Francesca, Verburg, Joost Mathias, Baroni, Guido, Seco, Joao

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.27 MB

english, 2014

7

Parametrization of textural patterns in 123I-ioflupane imaging for the automatic detection of Parkinsonism

Martinez-Murcia, F. J., Górriz, J. M., Ramírez, J., Moreno-Caballero, M., Gómez-Río, M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 919 KB

english, 2014

8

Onboard functional and molecular imaging: A design investigation for robotic multipinhole SPECT

Bowsher, James, Yan, Susu, Roper, Justin, Giles, William, Yin, Fang-Fang

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 940 KB

english, 2014

9

Exposure tracking for x-ray imaging is a bad idea

Kofler, James M., Jordan, David W., Orton, Colin G.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 435 KB

english, 2014

10

Comment on “Temperature dependence of APD-based PET scanners” [Med. Phys. 40(9) 092506 (13pp.) (2013)]

Cadorette, Jules, Bergeron, Mélanie, Thibaudeau, Christian, Beaudoin, Jean-François, Pepin, Catherine M., Lecomte, Roger

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 347 KB

english, 2014

11

Computerized detection of breast cancer on automated breast ultrasound imaging of women with dense breasts

Drukker, Karen, Sennett, Charlene A., Giger, Maryellen L.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.22 MB

english, 2014

12

Developing high-frequency ultrasound tomography for testicular tumor imaging in rats: An in vitro study

Huang, Chih-Chung, Chen, Wei-Tsen

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.16 MB

english, 2014

13

Validating and improving CT ventilation imaging by correlating with ventilation 4D-PET/CT using 68Ga-labeled nanoparticles

Kipritidis, John, Siva, Shankar, Hofman, Michael S., Callahan, Jason, Hicks, Rodney J., Keall, Paul J.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.33 MB

english, 2014

14

Medical imaging using ionizing radiation: Optimization of dose and image quality in fluoroscopy

Jones, A. Kyle, Balter, Stephen, Rauch, Phillip, Wagner, Louis K.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.59 MB

english, 2014

15

Treatment planning for prostate focal laser ablation in the face of needle placement uncertainty

Cepek, Jeremy, Lindner, Uri, Davidson, Sean R. H., Haider, Masoom A., Ghai, Sangeet, Trachtenberg, John, Fenster, Aaron

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.21 MB

english, 2014

16

Dual energy CT for attenuation correction with PET/CT

Xia, Ting, Alessio, Adam M., Kinahan, Paul E.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.28 MB

english, 2014

17

Grating-based phase contrast tomosynthesis imaging: Proof-of-concept experimental studies

Li, Ke, Ge, Yongshuai, Garrett, John, Bevins, Nicholas, Zambelli, Joseph, Chen, Guang-Hong

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.22 MB

english, 2014

18

Response to “Comment on ‘Temperature dependence of APD-based PET scanners’ ” [Med. Phys. 40(9), 092506 (13pp.) (2013)]

Keereman, V., Van Holen, R., Vandenberghe, S., Vanhove, C.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 399 KB

english, 2014

19

Quantitative ultrasound characterization of locally advanced breast cancer by estimation of its scatterer properties

Tadayyon, Hadi, Sadeghi-Naini, Ali, Wirtzfeld, Lauren, Wright, Frances C., Czarnota, Gregory

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.15 MB

english, 2014

20

Dosimetric evaluation of the interplay effect in respiratory-gated RapidArc radiation therapy

Riley, Craig, Yang, Yong, Li, Tianfang, Zhang, Yongqian, Heron, Dwight E., Huq, M. Saiful

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.78 MB

english, 2014

21

A Fano cavity test for Monte Carlo proton transport algorithms

Sterpin, Edmond, Sorriaux, Jefferson, Souris, Kevin, Vynckier, Stefaan, Bouchard, Hugo

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 575 KB

english, 2014

22

Integral dose investigation of non-coplanar treatment beam geometries in radiotherapy

Nguyen, Dan, Dong, Peng, Long, Troy, Ruan, Dan, Low, Daniel A., Romeijn, Edwin, Sheng, Ke

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 933 KB

english, 2014

23

Dosimetric properties of a proton beamline dedicated to the treatment of ocular disease

Slopsema, R. L., Mamalui, M., Zhao, T., Yeung, D., Malyapa, R., Li, Z.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1020 KB

english, 2014

24

CBCT with specification of imaging dose and CNR by anatomical volume of interest

Leary, Del, Robar, James L.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.23 MB

english, 2014

25

Metallic artifact mitigation and organ-constrained tissue assignment for Monte Carlo calculations of permanent implant lung brachytherapy

Sutherland, J. G. H., Miksys, N., Furutani, K. M., Thomson, R. M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.55 MB

english, 2014

26

Structural analysis of cortical porosity applied to HR-pQCT data

Tjong, Willy, Nirody, Jasmine, Burghardt, Andrew J., Carballido-Gamio, Julio, Kazakia, Galateia J.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.68 MB

english, 2014

27

Modification of the TASMIP x-ray spectral model for the simulation of microfocus x-ray sources

Sisniega, A., Desco, M., Vaquero, J. J.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.89 MB

english, 2014

28

Residual analysis of the water resonance signal in breast lesions imaged with high spectral and spatial resolution (HiSS) MRI: A pilot study

Weiss, William A., Medved, Milica, Karczmar, Gregory S., Giger, Maryellen L.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 895 KB

english, 2014

29

A real-time applicator position monitoring system for gynecologic intracavitary brachytherapy

Xia, Junyi, Waldron, Timothy, Kim, Yusung

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 502 KB

english, 2014

30

Direct leaf trajectory optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy planning with sliding window delivery

Papp, Dávid, Unkelbach, Jan

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.30 MB

english, 2014

31

Using LiF:Mg,Cu,P TLDs to estimate the absorbed dose to water in liquid water around an 192Ir brachytherapy source

Lucas, P. Avilés, Aubineau-Lanièce, I., Lourenço, V., Vermesse, D., Cutarella, D.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.24 MB

english, 2014

32

Stationary table CT dosimetry and anomalous scanner-reported values of CTDIvol

Dixon, Robert L., Boone, John M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 718 KB

english, 2014

33

Modality comparison for small animal radiotherapy: A simulation study

Bazalova, Magdalena, Nelson, Geoff, Noll, John M., Graves, Edward E.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.38 MB

english, 2014

34

Quality indexes based on water measurements for low and medium energy x-ray beams: A theoretical study with PENELOPE

Chica, U., Anguiano, M., Vilches, M., Lallena, A. M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 583 KB

english, 2014

35

Realistic simulation of reduced-dose CT with noise modeling and sinogram synthesis using DICOM CT images

Won Kim, Chang, Kim, Jong Hyo

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.72 MB

english, 2014

36

Message from the editors: Changing of the guard

Williamson, Jeffrey F., Das, Shiva K., Goodsitt, Mitchell M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 382 KB

english, 2014

37

A dual model HU conversion from MRI intensity values within and outside of bone segment for MRI-based radiotherapy treatment planning of prostate cancer

Korhonen, Juha, Kapanen, Mika, Keyriläinen, Jani, Seppälä, Tiina, Tenhunen, Mikko

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.26 MB

english, 2014

38

Expediting model-based optoacoustic reconstructions with tomographic symmetries

Lutzweiler, Christian, Deán-Ben, Xosé Luís, Razansky, Daniel

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.09 MB

english, 2014

39

Monte Carlo study for designing a dedicated “D”-shaped collimator used in the external beam radiotherapy of retinoblastoma patients

Mayorga, P. A., Brualla, L., Sauerwein, W., Lallena, A. M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.34 MB

english, 2014

40

Model-based PSF and MTF estimation and validation from skeletal clinical CT images

Pakdel, Amirreza, Mainprize, James G., Robert, Normand, Fialkov, Jeffery, Whyne, Cari M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.07 MB

english, 2014

41

Application of spherical diodes for megavoltage photon beams dosimetry

Barbés, Benigno, Azcona, Juan D., Burguete, Javier, Martí-Climent, Josep M.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.14 MB

english, 2014

42

A computer aided treatment event recognition system in radiation therapy

Xia, Junyi, Mart, Christopher, Bayouth, John

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 496 KB

english, 2014

43

Effect of burst and recombination models for Monte Carlo transport of interacting carriers in a-Se x-ray detectors on Swank noise

Fang, Yuan, Karim, Karim S., Badano, Aldo

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 470 KB

english, 2014

44

Improved UTE-based attenuation correction for cranial PET-MR using dynamic magnetic field monitoring

Aitken, A. P., Giese, D., Tsoumpas, C., Schleyer, P., Kozerke, S., Prieto, C., Schaeffter, T.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 5.34 MB

english, 2014

45

Improvement of dose distribution in breast radiotherapy using a reversible transverse magnetic field Linac-MR unit

Esmaeeli, A. D., Mahdavi, S. R., Pouladian, M., Monfared, A. S., Bagheri, S.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.38 MB

english, 2014

46

Vision 20/20: Automation and advanced computing in clinical radiation oncology

Moore, Kevin L., Kagadis, George C., McNutt, Todd R., Moiseenko, Vitali, Mutic, Sasa

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 487 KB

english, 2014

47

Dependence of Brownian and Néel relaxation times on magnetic field strength

Deissler, Robert J., Wu, Yong, Martens, Michael A.

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.38 MB

english, 2014

48

Practical Implementation of Light Ion Beam Treatments.

Cheng, Chee-Wai

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2013

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 45 KB

english, 2013

49

Seeing the invisible: Direct visualization of therapeutic radiation beams using air scintillation

Fahimian, Benjamin, Ceballos, Andrew, Türkcan, Silvan, Kapp, Daniel S., Pratx, Guillem

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2013

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.36 MB

english, 2013

50

DCE-MRI defined subvolumes of a brain metastatic lesion by principle component analysis and fuzzy-c-means clustering for response assessment of radiation therapy

Farjam, Reza, Tsien, Christina I., Lawrence, Theodore S., Cao, Yue

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2013

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.38 MB

english, 2013

51

Table of Contents

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

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PDF, 105 KB

english, 2014

52

Editorial Board

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2014

Language:

english

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PDF, 367 KB

english, 2014

53

Physics of Mammographic Imaging.

Karellas, Andrew

Journal:

Medical Physics

Year:

2013

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 43 KB

english, 2013