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Radio-Fluorogenic Gel Dosimetry with Coumarin by Sandwall, Peter A, Bastow, Brandt P, Spitz, Henry B, Elson, Howard R, Lamba, Michael, Connick, William B, Fenichel, Henry

“…Gel dosimeters are attractive detectors for radiation therapy, with properties similar to biological tissue and the potential to visualize volumetric dose…”
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Measuring the photon depth dose distribution produced by a medical linear accelerator in a water-equivalent radio-fluorogenic gel by Sandwall, Peter A., Spitz, Henry B., Elson, Howard R., Lamba, Michael A. S., Connick, William B., Fenichel, Henry

“…The present work describes use of a water-equivalent radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeter for measurement of a depth dose distribution from a medical linear…”
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Respiratory motion effects on whole breast helical tomotherapy by Moeckly, Steven R., Lamba, Michael, Elson, Howard R.

“…The effects of intrafraction respiratory motion on nonhelical intensity-modulated radiotherapy have been well addressed in the literature, both theoretically…”
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Measurement of low‐energy backscatter factors using GAFCHROMIC film and OSLDs by Mart, Chris J., Elson, Howard R., Lamba, Michael A. S.

“…Some of the lowest voltages used in radiotherapy are termed Grenz and superficial X‐rays of ~ 20 and ~ 100 kVp, respectively. Dosimetrically, the surface doses…”
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Analysis of peripheral doses for base of tongue treatment by linear accelerator and helical TomoTherapy IMRT by Bennett, Brian Richard, Lamba, Michael A. S., Elson, Howard R.

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the peripheral doses to various organs from a typical head and neck intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)…”
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A Monte Carlo brachytherapy study for dose distribution prediction in an inhomogeneous medium by Slate, Lawrence J, Elson, Howard R, Lamba, Michael A S, Kassing, William M, Soldano, Michael, Barrett, William L

“…The purpose of this study was to present a theoretical analysis of how the presence of bone in interstitial brachytherapy affects dose rate distributions. This…”
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A comparison of the effectiveness of thermoluminescent crystals LiF:Mg,Ti, and LiF:Mg,Cu,P for clinical dosimetry by Harris, Christie K., Elson, Howard R., Lamba, Michael A. S., Foster, Alvis E.

“…This study compared the relative effectiveness of TLD crystals LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100) and LiF:Mg,Cu,P (TLD-700H) for clinical dosimetry, focusing on…”
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The terminal M.S. degree is no longer appropriate for students interested in a career in clinical medical physics in the United States by Mills, Michael D., Elson, Howard R., Orton, Colin G.

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Point/counterpoint. The terminal M.S. degree is no longer appropriate for students interested in a career in clinical medical physics in the United States by Mills, Michael D, Elson, Howard R, Orton, Colin G

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Monte Carlo calculations of dose distribution for intramural delivery of radioisotopes using a direct injection balloon catheter by Kassing, William M, McGoron, Anthony J, Thomas, Stephen R, Elson, Howard R, Pipes, David W

“…Purpose: A unique method of delivering radiation dose to the coronary vessel wall to prevent restenosis is by direct injection of radioactive compounds into…”
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Effect of in vivo exposure to iodine-131 on the frequency and persistence of micronuclei in human lymphocytes by Livingston, G K, Foster, A E, Elson, H R

“…The validity of the micronucleus test as a biomarker of chromosome damage in dividing mammalian cells is well established. This assay was used to study the…”
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A self-collimating convolution backprojection algorithm for optimizing dose distributions of I-125 prostate implants by Siochi, R. Alfredo C., Elson, Howard R., Foster, Alvis E., Lamba, Michael A.

“…The algorithm presented here for optimizing brachytherapy dose distributions is based on the idea that the seed distribution can be modeled as an activity…”
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Breast conservation radiation therapy technique for women with large breasts by Cross, M A, Elson, H R, Aron, B S

“…A technique is presented for the conservative irradiation of women with huge (size "EE") breasts. Patients are treated in a modified lateral decubitus position…”
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Intravascular irradiation using RE-186 liquid-filled balloon catheters by McGoron, Anthony J., Kassing, William M., Thomas, Stephen R., Samaratunga, Ranasinghage C., Pratt, Ronald G., Elson, Howard R., Pipes, David W.

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Dose uniformity from a computerized three-dimensional tissue compensating system by Butts, J R, Abell, G A, Morrison, J C, Elson, H R

“…A verification of dose uniformity of the Huestis Compu-Former, a three dimensional megavoltage tissue compensator, is presented. Tissue compensators were built…”
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Intravascular irradiation using RE-186 liquid-filled balloon catheters: Correlation between experimental and theoretical studies by McGoron, Anthony J., Kassing, William M., Thomas, Stephen R., Samaratunga, Ranasinghage C., Pratt, Ronald G., Elson, Howard R., Pipes, David W.

“…Purpose. Optimization of intravascular radiation to reduce stenosis following coronary angioplasty requires the ability to predict the patterns of radiation…”
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A technique for delivery of total body irradiation for bone marrow transplantation in adults and adolescents by Breneman, J C, Elson, H R, Little, R, Lamba, M, Foster, A E, Aron, B S

“…With the increasing use of bone marrow transplantation for cancer, total body irradiation is becoming a more commonplace procedure in many of the larger…”
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Therapeutic responses of spontaneous canine malignancies to combinations of radiotherapy and hyperthermia by Denman, D L, Legorreta, R A, Kier, A B, Elson, H R, White, M L, Buncher, C R, Lewis, Jr, G C, Born, A M, Sundararaman, S, Aron, B S

“…The goals of this ongoing Phase III study of adjuvant local hyperthermia with radiotherapy were to evaluate how tumor control and normal tissue complications…”
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The distribution of power and heat produced by interstitial microwave antenna arrays: II. The role of antenna spacing and insertion depth by Denman, D L, Foster, A E, Lewis, Jr, G C, Redmond, K P, Elson, H R, Breneman, J C, Kereiakes, J G, Aron, B S

“…The distribution of power and temperature generated by 915 MHz interstitial microwave antenna arrays was studied in static muscle-equivalent phantoms and both…”
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The distribution of power and heat produced by interstitial microwave antenna arrays: I. Comparative phantom and canine studies by Denman, D L, Elson, H R, Lewis, G C, Breneman, J C, Clausen, C L, Dine, J, Aron, B S

“…To adequately plan and administer localized hyperthermia with interstitial microwave antennas, the thermal distribution patterns generated by such antennas…”
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