IROC Houston QA Center Publications
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In regard to Urie et al.: current calibration treatment, and treatment planning techniques among institutions participating in the Children’s Oncology Group. IJROBP 2003;55:245–260
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 56, Issue 4 ,pp:1209-1210, 15 July 2003.)
Arthur J. Olch, David Followill, Bruce Thomadsen, Brian Wichman, Peter Rosemark and Margie Hunt
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Current calibration, treatment, and treatment planning techniques among institutions participating in the Children’s Oncology Group
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 55, Issue 1, pp:245-260, 1 January 2003.)
Marcia Urie, T. J. FitzGerald, David Followill, Fran Laurie, Robert Marcus and Jeff Michalski
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Neutron source strength measurements for Varian, Siemens, Elekta, and General Electric linear accelerators
(Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Vol.4 No.3, pp:189-194, 2003.)
Followill, D.S., Stovall, M.S., Kry, S.F., and Ibbott, G.S.
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Predictability of electron cone ratios with respect to linac make and model.
(Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Vol.4 No.2, pp:172-178, 2003.)
R. C. Tailor, D. S. Followill, N. Hernandez, G. S. Ibbott, W. F. Hanson
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The American Brachytherapy Society Recommendations for Brachytherapy of Uveal Melanomas.
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 56, Issue 2, pp:544-555 , 1 June 2003)
Subir Nag, Jeanne M. Quivey, John D. Earle, David Followill, James Fontanesi, Paul T. Finger and American Brachytherapy Society
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Differences in electron beam
dosimetry using two commercial ionization chambers and the TG-21 protocol:
Another reason to switch to TG-51.
(Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Vol.4 No.2, pp:124-131, 2003.)
David S. Followill, William F. Hanson, Geoffrey S. Ibbott
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A reanalysis of the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Medium Tumor Trial Eye Plaque Dosimetry.
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 56, Issue 3, pp:889-898, 1 July 2003)
Krintz, A.L., Hanson, W.F., Ibbott, G.. and Followill, D.S.
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TG-51: Experience from 150 institutions, common errors, and helpful hints.
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Vol.4 No.2, pp.102 - 111, 2003.)
Tailor, R.C., Hanson, W.F., Ibbott, G.S.
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Current Calibration, Treatment, and Treatment Planning Techniques among Institutions
Participating in the Children's Oncology Group.
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 55, Issue 1,pp:245-260, January 2003)
Urie, M., Fitzgerald, T.J., Followill, D., Laurie, F., Marcus, R. and
Michalski, J.
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The American Brachytherapy Society Recommendations for Brachytherapy of Uveal Melanomas.
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 56, Issue 2,Pages 544-555, 1 June 2003.)
Nag, S., Quivey, J.M., Earle, J.D., Followill, D.S., Fontanesi, J., and
Finger, P., and American Brachytherapy Society
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Response to "Comment on `Calculated absorbed-dose ratios, TG51/TG21, for most widely used cylindrical and parallel-plate ion chambers over a range of photon and electron energies' " [Med. Phys. 30, 473–477 (2003)]
(Medical Physics, Volume 30, Issue 3, pp:478-480, March 2003)
R. Tailor, W. Hanson, and Geoffrey Ibbott
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Comparison of Clinical, Echographic and Histopathologic Measurements from Eyes with Medium-Sized
Choroidal Melanoma: in the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study.
(COMS Report No. 21, The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group, Archives of Ophthalmology 121:1163-1171, 2003.)
Diener-West, M., Albert, D.M., Byrne, S.F., Davidorf, F.H., Followill, D.S.,Green, R.L., Hawkins, B.S., Kaiser, P.K., Line, R.W., Robertson, D.M.,
Straatsma, B.R.
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Reference photon dosimetry data: A preliminary study of in-air off-axis factor, percentage depth dose, and output factor of the Siemens Primus linear accelerator.
(Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Vol.4 No.4, pp.300 - 306, 2003.)
S. H. Cho, G. S. Ibbott
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Risk Assessment of Secondary Malignancies From IMRT Treatments.
(Medical Physics 30, pp:1130, 2003.)
Kry, S., Salehpour, M., Followill, D., Stovall, M., Rosen, I
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Characterizing Dose Distributions of Brachytherapy Sources Using Normoxic Gel
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1333, 2003.)
Heard, M., Ibbott, G., Followill, D.
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Energy Dependence of a TLD System for Characterizing Low Energy Brachytherapy Sources
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1349, 2003.)
26. Esteban, J., Ibbott, G., Hanson, W., Horton, J., White, A., Cho, S.
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Evaluation of Two Linear Ionization-Chamber-Arrays as Data Acquisition Systems for Quality Assurance of Photon and Electron Beams
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1350, 2003.)
Bencomo, J., Ibbott, G., Lee, S., Lii, M., Borges, J.
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Implementation of a Polymer Gel Dosimetry Insert for An Anthropomorphic Phantom Used to Evaluate Head and Neck Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1396, 2003.)
Beach, M., Ibbott, G., Followill, D., Hanson, W., Bloch, C., Jackson, E., Tucker, S.
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Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report - A Revised Protocol for Brachytherapy Dose Calculations.
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1431, 2003.)
Rivard, M.J., Coursey, B.M., DeWerd, L.A., Hanson, W.F., Huq, M.S., Ibbott, G.S., Nath, R., Williamson, J.F.
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Changes in Co-60 Air-Kerma Standards: The Rationale for Change and the Impact On Clinical Practice
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1442, 2003.)
Rogers, D., DeWerd, L., Ibbott, G., Huq, M.
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A Monte-Carlo-Based System for Dose Calculation and Dosimetry QA of Photon IMRT
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1453, 2003.)
Vassiliev, O., Liu, H.H., Dong, L, Antolak, J., Cho, S., Mohan, R.
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To Plan Or Not to Plan: Multiple High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Insertions
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1464, 2003.)
Lowenstein, J.R., Roll, J., Ibbott, G.
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Differences in the Results of MCNP Simulation for Low Energy Photon Sources May Be Due to the Choice of Photon Cross Section Libraries.
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1464, 2003.)
Cho, S.H., Kim, C.H., Ibbott, G.S.
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TLD Measurements in Liquid Water of Dosimetry Charasteristics of a New 125I Seed
(Medical Physics, 30 (6): 1470, 2003)
Tailor, R., Esteban, J., Ibbott, G.S.
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A 3 Dimensional Gel Dosimetry Lung Equivalent
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1478, 2003.)
Borges, J.A., Bencomo, J., Ibbott, G.S.
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Quality-Assurance Check of Collimator and Phantom-Scatter Factors.
(Medical Physics, 30 (6), pp:1483, 2003.)
Tailor, R., Followill, D.S., Hernandez, N., Zhu, T.S., Ibbott, G.S.
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The Accuracy of 3-D Inhomogeneity Photon Algorithms in Commercial Treatment Planning Systems Using a Heterogeneous Lung Phantom
(Physics, 30 (6), pp:1507, 2003.)
Fisher, G., Followill, D., Tolani, N., Ibbott, G.
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Are Photon and Electron Beam Calibrations More Consistent with TG-51 Than with TG-21?
(Medical Physics, 30 (6): 1350, 2003.)
Tailor, R., Hanson, W., Wells, N., Ibbott, G.
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Quality Assurance: It’s Here to Stay
(Newsletter American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 1, January/February 2003.)
Followill, D.S., Lowenstein, J.R., and Ibbott, G.
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Dosimetric Effect of a Hip Prosthesis when Delivering Intensity Modulated Radation Therapy (IMRT): A Phantom Study
(ESTRO Annual meeting September 2003.)
22. Bayouth, J., Followill, D., Nelson, A., Ibbott, G., and Morrill, S.