OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Medical Dosimetry is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishing a knowledge-based planning model for left-sided breast cancer patients receiving hypofractionated postmastectomy and regional nodal irradiation	36
Directed Journal Reading (DJR) Program, Winter 2024	18
Geometric dose summation in adjuvant EBRT and VCBT for endometrial cancer: A retrospective dosimetric analysis	17
New Members List & Corporate Members List, Spring 2024	15
Improved planning efficiency in multiple brain lesion SRS VMAT cases using Eclipse scripting	14
A feasibility study of adaptive radiation therapy for postprostatectomy prostate cancer	13
Dosimetric comparison of coplanar and noncoplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy for hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiation therapy	13
Risk evaluation of secondary malignancies after radiotherapy of breast cancer in light of the continuous development of planning techniques	13
TEAM participation in the irradiation of IROC phantoms for cooperative group clinical trials	13
HN-SIB-BPI: A single click, sub-site specific, dosimetric scorecard tuned RapidPlan model created from a foundation model for treating head and neck with bilateral neck	12
Evaluating Pareto optimal tradeoffs for hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy with knowledge-based multicriteria optimization	11
Effect of inter-planner variability on knowledge-based treatment planning in moderately hypofractionated prostate cancer	10
Dosimetric impact of VMAT delivery angles for early glottic cancer treatment	8
Dosimetric comparison between RapidArc and HyperArc in hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy with a simultaneous integrated boost	8
Evaluation of the ITV-margin and variables affecting bladder and mesorectal deformation during long course neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer	7
Verification of Qfix Encompass™ couch modeling using the Acuros XB algorithm and HypeArc™ using a high-spatial-resolution two-dimensional diode array	7
Feasibility of automated treatment planning for HyperArc-based stereotactic recurrent head and neck cancers using knowledge-based planning, multicriteria optimization, and dosimetric scorecards	7
A planning-based feasibility study of MR-Linac treatment for anal cancer radiation therapy	7
Feasibility study on using low dose CT for adaptive proton therapy	6
2024 AAMD Outstanding Achievement Award	6
The Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Dosimetry Education: Students’ Perception on the Effectiveness of Program's Immediate Response	6
Total body irradiation using volumetric modulated arc therapy: a single-scan phantom study	6
Difference in VMAT dose distribution for prostate cancer with/without rectal gas removal and/or adaptive replanning	6
Assessing the impact of intrafraction motion correction on PTV margins and target and OAR dosimetry for single-fraction free-breathing lung stereotactic body radiation therapy	6
Comparative analysis of two dose-volume histogram prediction tools for treatment planning in volumetric-modulated arc therapy: A multi-planner study	5

Whole-brain radiotherapy with hippocampus sparing and simultaneous integrated boost to metastases: A plan quality comparison study between Ethos, HyperArc, VMAT and Tomotherapy	5
The dosimetric impact of trade-off optimization in high-quality Craniospinal Irradiation plans based on volumetric modulated arc therapy technique	5
Balancing efficiency and quality: A dosimetric comparison of 6FFF and 10FFF for gated liver SMLC SBRT	5
Effects of minimum monitor unit per dynamic control point on intensity‐modulated radiotherapy planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study	5
A Planning Comparison of IMRT vs. Pencil Beam Scanning for Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Lung Cancers	4
It's the little THANGS: Recording frequently unreported errors for dosimetry quality improvement	4
Improving the accuracy of motion quantification using area detector computed tomography for real-time tumor-tracking irradiation in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy	4
Method to assess the need for re-planning HDR brachytherapy tandem and ring treatments	4
Breaking barriers: Stereotactic ablative proton and photon radiation therapy for renal cell carcinoma with extensive metastases: A case report	4
Fully automated planning and delivery of hippocampal-sparing whole brain irradiation	4
Assessment of semi-automated stereotactic treatment planning for online adaptive radiotherapy in ethos	4
Dose-response modeling and treatment plan assessment with a python software toolkit	4
A retrospective evaluation of mixed energy volumetric modulated arc therapy for anal cancers with lymph node involvement, Eskens et al. 45 (2020): 339-345	4
Development and clinical implementation of a comprehensive multifractionation scheme HyperArc-based RapidPlan model for single and multiple brain metastases	4
A survey of medical dosimetrists’ perceptions of efficiency and consistency of auto-contouring software	4
Statistical analysis of correlation of gamma passing results for two quality assurance phantoms used for patient-specific quality assurance in volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy	4
A measurement validation of improved plan deliverability with monitor unit objective tool for spine stereotactic ablative radiotherapy	4
Systematic evaluation and plan quality assessment of the Leksell® gamma knife® lightning dose optimizer	4
Carbon ion therapy for laterally located tumors require multiple fixed ports or a rotating gantry	4
Automatic organ contour check: One essential step in autonomous treatment planning	4
Application and dosimetric comparison of surface-guided deep inspiration breath-hold for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy	3
Double-vertebral segment SBRT via novel ring-mounted Halcyon Linac: Plan quality, delivery efficiency and accuracy	3
Dosimetric comparison of robotic- and LINAC-based treatment of spine stereotactic body radiotherapy	3
Contralateral breast radiation doses in breast cancer patients treated with helical tomotherapy	3
Clinical efficacy of AI in lung SABR planning: A comparative retrospective analysis	3
Clinical impact of DVH uncertainties	3
Investigation of dose profile across the junction of deep inspiration breath hold, breast with supra-clavicle fossa treatments	3
Direct dosimetric comparison of linear accelerator vs. Gamma Knife fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) of large brain tumors	3
Novel application of an adapted virtual cone technique for the radiosurgical treatment of a 3 mm brain metastasis with a standard multileaf collimator	3
Impact of variable RBE in prostate cancer IMPT planning on normal tissue complications	3
Implementation and evaluation of an iterative-based algorithm for automatic beam angle optimization in breast cancer treatment planning	3
Dose accumulation of daily adaptive plans to decide optimal plan adaptation strategy for head-and-neck patients treated with MR-Linac	3
Evaluation of prostate movement trend using individual patient anatomical information for prostate volumetric modulated arc therapy	3
New Members List & Corporate Members List, Summer 2025	3
An introduction to low dose radiation therapy for shoulder osteoarthritis	3
Feasibility of a robust and homogeneous volumetric modulated arc therapy based total body irradiation technique and analysis of dose rate using Elekta solutions	3
Various cost functions evaluation of commercial biologically based treatment planning system for nasopharyngeal cancer	3
Impact of rectal gas on the planning target volume margin for pelvic bone and prostate matching in prostate cancer patients receiving volumetric-modulated arc therapy	3
Optimal combination of collimator angles for dual-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy planning in stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases	3
The novel universal conformity index and unconformity index algorithms for radiotherapy treatment plans	3
Dose-volume comparisons of proton therapy for pencil beam scanning with and without multi-leaf collimator and passive scattering in patients with lung cancer	3
Treatment planning of scanned proton beams in RayStation	3
Machine learning prediction for lung dose in locally advanced esophageal cancer using volumetric modulated arc therapy	3
Hypoglossal nerve delineation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients may reduce the radiation dose and damage to the nerve	3
Organ at risk dose-volume metrics in a series of hypofractionated breast radiotherapy with integrated boost	3
A dosimetric comparison of 3D DCAT vs VMAT for palliative and early-stage liver lesions using eclipse TPS	3
Assessing proton plans with 3 different beam lines vs photon plans for early-stage lung cancer	3
Using dose volume histogram (DVH) predictions to improve the plan quality of helical tomotherapy (HT)	3
New Members List & Corporate Members List, Autumn 2025	2
The impact of avoidance sectors on knowledge-based planning for esophageal cancer treatment	2

Target specific collimation within a VMAT trajectory delivery for stereotactic radiosurgery	2
Novel hybrid treatment planning approach for irradiation a pediatric craniospinal axis	2
Validation of the Elekta iBEAM Evo couchtop modeling in the Monaco treatment planning system	2
Assessment of automated non-coplanar stereotactic radiosurgery planning in single isocenteric linac-based treatment for brain metastases with respect to planner’s experience	2
Gyroscopic radiosurgery-based lattice therapy for intracranial tumors: A dosimetric study	2
Lung SBRT: Dose gradient optimization based on target size	2
Dosimetric evaluation of dose shaping by adaptive aperture and its impact on plan quality	2
A case study of DIBH to spare abdominal organs at risk for renal cell carcinoma MR-guided radiotherapy	2
Preservation of organs related to future sexual function during prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy: feasibility analysis through a re-optimization process	2
Robust VMAT treatment planning for extremity soft tissue sarcomas	2
Response to comments raised by a reader to the editor about our recently published paper “Validation of ClearCalc for efficient patient specific QA”	2
Comparison of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), 3D conformal proton therapy and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for the treatment of metastatic brain cancer	2
Interfraction dose deviation and catheter position in cervical interstitial and intracavitary image guided HDR brachytherapy	2
Dosimetric comparison of glioblastoma radiotherapy treatment plans on a low-field MRI-guided linear accelerator compared to conventional C-arm linear accelerator	2
Evaluation of the RadCalc collapsed cone dose calculation algorithm against measured data	2
Ratio of PTV to normal lung volumes as a dosimetric predictor for lung metrics in peripheral lung SBRT	2
The influence of average electron density assignment on dose accuracy in MR-guided radiotherapy of rectum cancer	2
Evaluation of dose and anatomy variability for nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy with a new fully integrated CT-linac	2
Planning target volume margin in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: Estimations derived from own data and literature	2
Robust optimization used to mitigate setup uncertainties in vulvar patients receiving VMAT	2
Dosimetric comparison of pencil beam scanning proton therapy with or without multi-leaf collimator versus volumetric-modulated arc therapy for treatment of malignant glioma	2
Comparative dosimetric study of spot-scanning proton therapy versus volumetric-modulated radiation therapy for extrahepatic bile duct cancer	2
Response to comment on “Assessing proton plans with 3 different beam lines vs photon plans for early-stage lung cancer”	2
Dosimetric characterization of foam padding with posterior fields in palliative radiation therapy	2
VMAT partial arc technique decreases dose to organs at risk in whole pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer when compared to full arc VMAT and IMRT	2
Efficacy of flattening filter-free beams with the acuros XB algorithm in thoracic spine stereotactic body radiation therapy	2
Dosimetric comparison of IMPT vs VMAT for multiple lung lesions: an NTCP model-based decision-making strategy	1
Evaluation of the utility of rescans in the treatment of prostate and pelvic nodes with pencil beam scanning protons	1
Advancing knowledge-based intensity modulated proton planning for adaptive treatment of high-risk prostate cancer	1
Plan comparison of left-sided breast postmastectomy radiotherapy: Halcyon IMRT and VMAT plan versus TrueBeam IMRT plan	1
A case study on postoperative radiation therapy of the big toe	1
Leading past COVID-19: An analysis of remote work now and beyond	1
Dosimetric effect of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for postoperative non-small cell lung cancer with and without air cavity in the planning target volume	1
Treatment plan quality for stereotactic treatment of multiple cranial metastases: Comparison of C-arm and O-ring treatment platforms	1
A Dosimetric evaluation of a high dose rate cobalt-60 brachytherapy source using shielded, single and multi-channel cylinder applicators for gynecological cancers	1
Plan complexity metrics for head and neck VMAT competition plans	1
Collimator angle selection for prostate and lymph node volumes on the Varian halcyon machine	1
Optimizing posterior neck coverage in regional nodal irradiation for breast cancer	1
Treating recurrent metastatic breast cancer to the skin with proton therapy	1
Impact of dose distribution on rotational setup errors in radiotherapy for prostate cancer	1
Dose verification of 2 targets simultaneously for single-isocenter stereotactic radiation therapy and radiosurgery plans	1
Dosimetric significance of manual density overrides in oropharyngeal cancer	1
Ocular malignancies treated with iodine-125 low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy at a single high-volume institution: A retrospective review	1
Based on 0.35 T magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy, what are the nonisotropic PTV margins required for conventional prostate radiotherapy?	1
The dosimetric advantages of perirectal hydrogel spacer in men with localized prostate cancer undergoing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)	1
Directed Journal Reading (DJR) Program, Summer 2025	1
Reduction of mandibular doses using noncoplanar VMAT radiotherapy in the adjuvant management of locally advanced oral cavity squamous cell cancers	1
Lung SBRT treatment planning: a study of VMAT arc selection guided by collision check software	1
A novel lung SBRT treatment planning: Inverse VMAT plan with leaf motion limitation to ensure the irradiation reproducibility of a moving target	1
Predictive modeling of dose-volume parameters of carcinoma tongue cases using machine learning models	1
Dosimetry implications of VMAT delivery angles and intra-fraction motion for SBRT prostate treatments	1
Medical dosimetry virtual clinical education: Mentors’ perspectives	1
Convolutional neural network-based prediction of gamma pass rate in volumetric modulated arc therapy using 3d fluence maps and complexity metrics	1
Dose reduction of hippocampus using HyperArc planning in postoperative radiotherapy for primary brain tumors	1
Effectiveness of 4-dimensional maximum intensity projection (4D-MIP) for respiratory motion management with uncertain interobserver delineation	1
Clinical evaluation of deep learning and atlas-based auto-segmentation for organs at risk delineation	1
Diversity of medical dosimetry applicants and graduates	1
Proton versus photon comprehensive nodal breast irradiation	1
Standardized review criteria improve the efficiency of verification CT workflows in adaptive proton therapy for head-and-neck cancers	1
Evaluation of the trend of set-up errors during the treatment period using set-up margin in prostate radiotherapy	1
Comparing the robustness of different skin flash approaches using wide tangents, manual flash VMAT, and simulated organ motion robust optimization VMAT in breast and nodal radiotherapy	1
Efficacy of hydrogel spacer compared with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer	1
Improvement of target coverage using automated non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy planning in stereotactic radiotherapy for cervical metastatic spinal tumors	1
Evaluation of two treatment planning systems for single isocenter multiple metastases stereotactic radiosurgery treatment planning and delivery	1
DIBH reduces right coronary artery and lung radiation dose in right breast cancer loco-regional radiotherapy	1
Evaluation of incidental testicular dose with thermoluminescence dosimetry during prostate radiotherapy	1
Dosimetric benefits of dynamic conformal arc therapy-combined with active breath-hold in lung stereotactic body radiotherapy	1
Relative biological effectiveness-weighted dose sparing utilizing a linear energy transfer optimization function for organs-at-risk in left breast proton treatment plans	1
Patient setup accuracy in DIBH radiotherapy of breast cancer with lymph node inclusion using surface tracking and image guidance	1
Assessment of HDR brachytherapy-replicating prostate radiotherapy planning for tomotherapy, cyberknife and VMAT	1
A clinical and time savings evaluation of a deep learning automatic contouring algorithm	1
Directed Journal Reading (DJR) Program, Autumn 2024	1
From organ at risk to target organ: Dosimetric comparison of myocardial stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy between helical tomotherapy and volumetric arc therapy for refractory ventricular tachyc	1
Automatic one-click planning for hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain irradiation in RayStation	1
The impact of prior authorization on medical dosimetrists: operational, economic, and professional challenges in radiation oncology	1
A retrospective study to establish recommendations for plan quality metrics in Lung SBRT	1
Analyzing changes in radiotherapy treatment planning error reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Plan evaluation tool for spatially fractionated radiation therapy for unresectable large tumors via spatial biological effective dose modeling in combination therapy	1
Automated single-isocenter stereotactic body radiotherapy for multiple metastases from breast cancer: A case study	1
Assessing dosimetric advancements in spatially fractionated radiotherapy: From grids to lattices	1