IROC Houston QA Center Publications

 

Note: Most of the links below are in PDF file unless otherwise noted.

 

 

·        Dosimetric characteristics of a new ¹²⁵I brachytherapy source
(Medical Physics Volume 27, Issue 10, pp:2278-2285, October 2000.)
Darren M. Gearheart, Ariel Drogin, Keith Sowards, Ali S. Meigooni, and Geoffrey S. Ibbott .

·        Dosimetric characteristics of the Pharma Seed^TM model BT-125-I source
(Medical Physics Volume 27, Issue 9, pp:2174-2181 , September 2000.)
C. C. Popescu, J. Wise, K. Sowards, A. S. Meigooni, and G. S. Ibbott

·        Comparison between TG-51 and TG-21: Calibration of photon and electron beams in water using cylindrical chambers
(Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics Issue: Vo.1 No.3, pp:108-115, 2000.)
Cho, S.H., Lowenstein, J.R., Balter, P., Wells, N.H., and Hanson W.F.

·        Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on ¹⁰³Pd interstitial source calibration and dosimetry: Implications for dose specification and prescription
(Medical Physics Volume 27, Issue 4, pp:634-642, April 2000.)
Williamson, J., Coursey, B.M., DeWerd, L.A., Hanson, W.F., Nath, R., Rivard, M.J., Ibbott, G.

·        Tinea Capitis: Uncertainties in Radiation Dose Estimates
(Radiation Research, Volume 154, Number 6, pp:720-721, December 2000.)
D. Followill

·        AAPM's TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
(Medical Physics Volume 26, Issue 9, pp:1847-1870, September 1999.)
Almond, P.R., Biggs, P.J., Coursey, B.M., Hanson, W.F., Huq, M.S., Nath, R., Rogers, D.W.O. AAPM's.

·        Determination of the tissue attenuation factor along two major axes of a high dose rate (HDR) ¹⁹²Ir source
(Medical Physics Volume 26, Issue 8, pp:1492-1497, August 1999)
Cho, S.H., Muller-Runkel, R., and Hanson W.F.

·        Guidance to users of Nycomed Amersham and North American Scientific, Inc., I-125 Interstitial Sources: Dosimetry and calibration changes: Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Low-Energy Seed Dosimetry
(Medical Physics, Volume 26, Issue 4, pp:570-573, April 1999.)
Williamson, J.F., Coursey, B.M., DeWerd, L.A., Hanson, W.F., Nath, R., and Ibbott, G..

·        Monte Carlo calculations of the dose backscatter factor for monoenergetic electrons
(Physics in Medicine and Biology, 44, pp:13-26,1999.)
Cho, S. H. and Reece, W. D.

·        Dosimetric prerequisites for routine clinical use of new low energy photon interstitial brachytherapy sources.
(Medical Physics, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp:2269-2270, December 1998.)
Williamson, J., Coursey, B.M., DeWerd, L.A., Hanson, W.F., and Nath, R.

·        A generic off-axis energy correction for linac photon beam dosimetry.
(Medical Physics Volume 25, Issue 5, pp:662-667, May 1998.)
Tailor, R.C., Tello, V.M., Schroy, C.B., Vossler, M., and Hanson, W.F.

·        An empirical relationship for determining photon beam quality in TG-21 from a ratio of percent depth doses
(Medical Physics Volume 25, Issue 7, pp:1202-1205, July 1998.)
Followill, D.S., Tailor, R.C., Tello, V.M., and Hanson, W.F.

·        Equilibration of air temperature inside the thimble of a Farmer-type ion chamber
(Medical Physics, Volume 25, Issue 4, pp:496-502, April 1998.)
Tailor, R.C., Chu, C., Followill, D.S., and Hanson, W.F.

·        A first order approximation of field-size and depth dependence of wedge transmission
(Medical Physics, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp:241-244 , February 1998.)
Tailor, R.C., Followill, D.S., and Hanson W.F.

·        Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee on ¹²⁵I Sealed Source Dosimetry
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 40, Issue 3, pp:Pages 697-702, 1 February 1998.)
Kubo, H. Dale, Coursey, Bert M., Hanson, William F., Kline, Robert W., Seltzer, Stephen M., Shuping, Ralph E., and Williamson, Jeffrey F.

·        A study of reproductive function in platients with seminoma treated with radiotherapy and orchidectomy: (SWOG-8711)
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics,Volume 38, Issue 1, pp:83-94, 1 April 1997.)
William Gordon, Jr. , Kimberly Siegmund, Thomas H. Stanisic, Barbara McKnight, Irene T. Harris, Peter R. Carroll, Jorge C. Paradelo, Frederick J. Meyers, Robert A. Chapman and Frank L. Meyskens et al.

·        Estimates of whole-body dose equivalent produced by beam intensity modulated conformal therapy.
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 38, Issue 3 , pp:667-672, 1 June 1997.)
Followill, D.S., Geis, P., and Boyer, A.:

·        TG-21 vs. TG-25:   A comparison for electrons
(Medical Physics, Volume 24, Issue 7, pp:1117-1121, July 1997.)
Followill, D.S., Davis, D.S., and Hanson, W.F.

·        Use of simple quality assurance procedure in the analysis of beam asymmetries on cobalt-60 treatment units
(Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp:523-525, April 1996.)
Davis, M.G., Horton, J.L., and BenComo, J.A.

·        Quality assurance in brachytherapy: the role of the ICRU in achieving uniformity in dose and volume specification for reporting.
(Rays, 21(4) pp:541-558, 1996 Oct-Dec.)
Wambersie, A., Chassange, D., Dutreix, A., Almond, P., Ash, D., Burgers, M., Bush, M., Cohen, M., Hanson, W., Joslin, C., Landberg, T., Visser, A., and Wilson, F.

·        Physical aspects of quality assurance in radiotherapy
(Recommendation from a panel of experts from the IAEA within the activation of the Regional Program ARCAL XXX, June 2000)
Aguirre,J.F. Alfonso-Laguardia,R. Andreo,P. Brunetto,M. Marenco-Zúñiga,H. Gutt, F. Torres-Calderón,A.