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Monte Carlo calculations of the absorbed dose and energy dependence of plastic scintillators by Beddar, A. Sam, Briere, Tina Marie, Mourtada, Firas A., Vassiliev, Oleg N., Liu, H. Helen, Mohan, Radhe

“…Detector systems using plastic scintillators can provide instantaneous measurements with high spatial resolution in many applications including small field and…”
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Dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry derived structural geometry for stress fracture prediction in male U.S. marine corps recruits by Beck, Thomas J., Ruff, Christopher B., Mourtada, Firas A., Shaffer, Richard A., Maxwell‐Williams, Karen, Kao, George L., Sartoris, David J., Brodine, Stephanie

“…A total of 626 U.S. male Marine Corps recruits underwent anthropometric measurements and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the femoral midshaft…”
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Targeting the adventitia with intracoronary beta-radiation: comparison of two dose prescriptions and the role of centering coronary arteries by Kałuza, Grzegorz L, Jenkins, Todd P, Mourtada, Firas A, Ali, Nadir M, Lee, David P, Okura, Hiroyuki, Fitzgerald, Peter J, Raizner, Albert E

“…To compare by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) the efficacy of delivering the prescribed dose to the adventitia between two commonly used dose prescriptions for…”
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Curved beam model of the proximal femur for estimating stress using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry derived structural geometry by Mourtada, F A, Beck, T J, Hauser, D L, Ruff, C B, Bao, G

“…The investigation of individual differences in hip strength requires a method to measure structural geometry in vivo and a valid analytical approach to…”
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Dosimetry characterization of catheter‐based vascular brachytherapy source wire by Mourtada, Firas A., Soares, Christopher G., Seltzer, Stephen M., Lott, Sam H.

“…Dosimetry measurements and Monte Carlo simulations for a catheter‐based endovascular brachytherapy source wire are described. The measured dose rates were…”
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Experimental testing of a DEXA-derived curved beam model of the proximal femur by Beck, T J, Mourtada, F A, Ruff, C B, Scott, Jr, W W, Kao, G

“…This study was designed to test whether, using curved beam theory, a structural model of the proximal femur derived from two-dimensional dual energy x-ray…”
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Monte Carlo calculations of the absorbed dose and energy dependenceof plastic scintillators by Beddar, A. Sam, Briere, Tina Marie, Mourtada, Firas A., Vassiliev, Oleg N., Liu, H. Helen, Mohan, Radhe

“…Detector systems using plastic scintillators can provide instantaneous measurements with high spatial resolution in many applications including small field and…”
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Designing an extracorporeal deep-hypothermic heat exchanger and optimizing its operating conditions by Mourtada, F.A., Gray, R.I.

“…A theoretical study altered the tube and fin dimensions of a commercial hypothermic heat exchanger (HE) used in cardiopulmonary bypass during open-heart…”
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Dose rate table for a intravascular brachytherapy source from Monte Carlo calculations by Bohm, Tim D., Mourtada, Firas A., Das, Rupak K.

“…Studies of intravascular brachytherapy to prevent restenosis following angioplasty have shown many promising results. Accurate dose rate tables based on…”
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Dose rate table for a 32 P intravascular brachytherapy source from Monte Carlo calculations by Bohm, Tim D., Mourtada, Firas A., Das, Rupak K.

“…Studies of intravascular brachytherapy to prevent restenosis following angioplasty have shown many promising results. Accurate dose rate tables based on…”
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Dose rate table for a 32P intravascular brachytherapy source from Monte Carlo calculations by Bohm, Tim D., Mourtada, Firas A., Das, Rupak K.

“…Studies of intravascular brachytherapy to prevent restenosis following angioplasty have shown many promising results. Accurate dose rate tables based on…”
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Dosimetry characterization of 32 P catheter-based vascular brachytherapy source wire by Mourtada, Firas A., Soares, Christopher G., Seltzer, Stephen M., Lott, Sam H.

“…Dosimetry measurements and Monte Carlo simulations for a catheter-based 32 P endovascular brachytherapy source wire are described. The measured dose rates were…”
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Dosimetry characterization of 32P catheter‐based vascular brachytherapy source wire by Mourtada, Firas A., Soares, Christopher G., Seltzer, Stephen M., Lott, Sam H.

“…Dosimetry measurements and Monte Carlo simulations for a catheter‐based 32P endovascular brachytherapy source wire are described. The measured dose rates were…”
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Brachytherapy optimal planning with application to intravascular radiation therapy by Sadegh, Payman, Mourtada, Firas A., Taylor, Russell H., Anderson, James H.

“…We have been studying brachytherapy planning with the objective of minimizing the maximum deviation of the delivered dose from prescribed dose bounds for…”
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Theoretical analysis of error propagation in triple-energy absorptiometry: Application to measurement of lead in bone in vivo by Mourtada, Firas A., Beck, Thomas J., Links, Jonathan M.

“…We propose a three component tissue decomposition for quantifying lead in bone from a mixture of bone and muscle in vivo using a triple-energy absorptiometric…”
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Hydrogel embolic agents. Theory and practice of adding radio-opacity by Link, D P, Mourtada, F A, Jackson, J, Blashka, K, Samphilipo, M A

“…Spheres of hydrogel have been developed as embolic material with the ability to incorporate radio-opaque materials. To optimize particle design for…”
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