OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of respiratory motion on dose distribution in SIB‐SBRT for lung cancer	178
Correction to: “AAPM WGWMRSC Report 420: chapter climate check: Mixed methods analysis of survey responses”	75
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Intra‐ and inter‐fractional variations of tumors with fiducial markers measured using respiratory‐correlated computed tomography images for respiratory gated lung stereotactic body radiation therapy	55
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Multi‐jet fusion for additive manufacturing of radiotherapy immobilization devices: Effects of color, thickness, and orientation on surface dose and tensile strength	54
Classification performances of two diode arrays for patient‐specific quality assurance of stereotactic body radiation therapy treatments based on absolute dose measurements in phantom	49
Evaluation of patient doses for routine digital radiography procedures toward establishing an institutional diagnostic reference levels: A case study in Sri Lanka	45
Enhancing diagnostic performance and image quality in coronary CT angiography: Impact of SnapShot Freeze 2 algorithm across varied heart rates in stent patients	38
Comparison of setup accuracy of optical surface image versus orthogonal x‐ray images for VMAT of the left breast using deep‐inspiration breath‐hold	38
Automated radiotherapy planning for volumetric modulated arc therapy in lung cancer	38
Verification of surface‐guided radiation therapy (SGRT) alignment for proton breast and chest wall patients by comparison to CT‐on‐rails and kV‐2D alignment	36
On the feasibility of improved target coverage without compromising organs at risk using online adaptive stereotactic partial breast irradiation (A‐SPBI)	33
Comparative study of SRS end‐to‐end QA processes of a diode array device and an anthropomorphic phantom loaded with GafChromic XD film	33
Adaptive radiation therapy strategies in the treatment of prostate cancer patients using hypofractionated VMAT	32
Integration of ultrasound‐guided motion management into proton therapy treatment plans for ventricular tachycardia non‐invasive radio ablation	31
Validation of automated complex head and neck treatment planning with pencil beam scanning proton therapy	30
Technical note: Institutional solution of clinical cine MRI for tumor motion evaluation in radiotherapy	29
A deep learning approach to remove contrast from contrast‐enhanced CT for proton dose calculation	29
Impact of deep learning‐based multiorgan segmentation methods on patient‐specific internal dosimetry in PET/CT imaging: A comparative study	29
A new predictive parameter for dose‐volume metrics in intensity‐modulated radiation therapy planning for prostate cancer: Initial phantom study	27
First implementation of an innovative infra‐red camera system integrated into a mobile CBCT scanner for applicator tracking in brachytherapy—Initial performance characterization	26
Modeling dosimetric benefits from daily adaptive RT for gynecological cancer patients with and without knowledge‐based dose prediction	26
Discrepancies between frame‐ and CBCT‐based stereotactic space definition on the Gamma Knife Icon	26
New strategy of a lung compensating technique with STR for total body irradiation	25

The application of multiple metrics in deformable image registration for target volume delineation of breast tumor bed	25
A knowledge‐based planning model to identify fraction‐reduction opportunities in brain stereotactic radiotherapy	24
Shallow kinetics induced by a metronome (SKIM): A novel contactless respiratory motion management	24
Image quality and acquisition time assessments for phase oversampling in compressed sensing sensitivity encoding: Comparison with conventional SENSE	24
Does dose calculation algorithm affect the dosimetric accuracy of synthetic CT for MR‐only radiotherapy planning in brain tumors?	24
An evaluation of quality assurance guidelines comparing the American College of Radiology and American Association of Physicists in Medicine task group 284 for magnetic resonance simulation	23
Issue Information	23
Limits for the therapeutic application of the analytical anisotropic algorithm in the context of ablative lung radiotherapy near the minima of lung density and tumor size	23
Clinical assessment of a novel machine‐learning automated contouring tool for radiotherapy planning	22
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An efficient component of the redundancy calibration program to ensure equipment stability by assaying HDR Ir‐192 sources at the time of replacement	22
Setup margins based on the inter‐ and intrafractional setup error of left‐sided breast cancer radiotherapy using deep inspiration breath‐hold technique (DIBH) and surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT)	21
AAPM medical physics practice guideline 13.a: HDR brachytherapy, part B	21
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Comparative assessment and QA measurement array validation of Monte Carlo and Collapsed Cone dose algorithms for small fields and clinical treatment plans	20
Real‐time analysis and display of quantitative measures to track and improve clinical workflow	19
Dosimetric accuracy of the Convolution algorithm for Leksell Gamma Plan radiosurgery treatment planning: Evaluation in the presence of clinically relevant inhomogeneities	18
Review of the application of dual‐energy CT combined with radiomics in the diagnosis and analysis of lung cancer	18
Evaluating dosimetric accuracy of the 6 MV calibration on EBT3 film in the use of Ir‐192 high dose rate brachytherapy	18
Stereotactic radiotherapy for metastatic brain tumors: A comparative analysis of dose distributions among VMAT, Helical TomoTherapy, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, and ZAP‐X	18
Enhancing patient‐specific quality assurance in MR‐guided radiation therapy: A fluence‐based method using log files	17
A partial convolution generative adversarial network for lesion synthesis and enhanced liver tumor segmentation	17
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Development of an external system for monitoring the couch speed in radiotherapy using continuous bed movement	16
Performance of salivary glands ultrasonography, shear wave elastography and their combined use for the diagnosis of primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome	16
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Portability of IMRT QA between matched linear accelerators	16
Erratum: “A Clinical Validation of the MR‐Compatible Delta⁴ QA System in a 0.35 tesla MR linear accelerator”	16
Utilizing collimated aperture with proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) for stereotactic radiotherapy	16
Clinical target volume (CTV) automatic delineation using deep learning network for cervical cancer radiotherapy: A study with external validation	16
Correction: “Commissioning and clinical evaluation of the IDENTIFYTM surface imaging system for frameless stereotactic radiosurgery” https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14058	16
Feasibility of radical cardiac‐sparing, treatment planning strategies for patients with locally advanced, non‐small cell lung cancer	16
Issue Information	15
Plan quality and treatment efficiency assurance of two VMAT optimization for cervical cancer radiotherapy	15
Accounting for TLD response to CBCT protocols in external beam radiotherapy dose monitoring	15
Lateral response artifact correction method using image stitching technique in radiochromic film dosimetry	15
Prospective workup for the estimation of conceptus dose in fluoroscopically guided procedures	15
Incorporating variable RBE in IMPT optimization for ependymoma	15
BreastWatch: A Varian Eclipse script tool for Community‐Based automatic evaluation of breast treatment plans	15
Technical note: Commissioning of a low‐cost system for directly 3D printed flexible bolus	15
Five‐year evaluation of linear accelerator‐based SRS platform isocentricity	15
Comparative analysis of two mathematical algorithms for the calculation of computed tomography perfusion parameters in the healthy and diseased pancreas	15
JACMP – Founding and 2000–2004	15
Surrogate gating strategies for the Elekta Unity MR‐Linac gating system	14
Total workflow uncertainty of frameless radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife Icon cone‐beam computed tomography	14
Accuracy and reproducibility of a single‐pose image‐to‐robot registration method for mobile C‐arm cone beam CT guided histotripsy	14
Dual‐branch feature fusion S3D V‐Net network for lung nodules segmentation	14
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Investigating the role of imaging factors in the variability of CT‐based texture analysis metrics	14
MS‐Net: Learning to assess the malignant status of a lung nodule by a radiologist and her peers	14

A GPU‐based fast Monte Carlo code that supports proton transport in magnetic field for radiation therapy	14
Assessment of lesion insertion tool in pelvis PET/MR data with applications to attenuation correction method development	14
The performance of a new type accelerator uRT‐linac 506c evaluated by a quality assurance automation system	14
Impact of respiratory motion on ¹⁸F‐FDG PET radiomics stability: Clinical evaluation with a digital PET scanner	14
Evaluation and comparison of synthetic computed tomography algorithms with 3T MRI for prostate radiotherapy: AI‐based versus bulk density method	13
Thoracic motion‐compensated cone‐beam computed tomography in under 20 seconds on a fast‐rotating linac: A simulation study	13
Film measurement and analytical approach for assessing treatment accuracy and latency in a magnetic resonance‐guided radiotherapy system	13
Quality assessment of automatically planned O‐Ring linac SBRT plans for pelvic lymph node metastases, finding the optimal minimum target size by comparison with robotic SBRT	13
Four‐dimensional treatment planning strategies for dynamic tumor tracking	13
Issue Information	13
Erratum: “Factors modulating ^99mTc‐MAA planar lung dosimetry for ⁹⁰Y radioembolization”	13
Quantitative approaches in electron skin collimation for the practical benefits	13
Differentiating the clinical and computed tomography imaging features of mixed epithelial and stromal tumors of the kidney to establish a treatment plan	13
Medical physicist should be a planner in the treatment planning process	12
Characterization of time of flight and resolution modeling on image quality in positron emission tomography	12
Measurement of the temporal latency of a respiratory gating system using two distinct approaches	12
A dose perturbation tool for robotic radiosurgery: Experimental validation and application to liver lesions	12
Risk analysis of the Unity 1.5T MR‐Linac adapt‐to‐shape workflow	12
Effect of the simulated half leaf width of a multileaf collimator on volumetric modulated arc therapy plan quality in hippocampal avoidance whole‐brain radiotherapy	12
Routine machine quality assurance tests for a self‐shielded gyroscopic radiosurgery system	12
Radiation biology workforce in the United States	12
Use of NTCP metrics to identify unbalanced levels of dose trade‐off between left lung and heart in lung cancer radiotherapy	12
Implementing team science in undergraduate medical physics research	12
The impact of NaI(Tl) crystal hydration on gamma camera spectral response and image uniformity	12
Precision patient education using a “flipped classroom” approach	12
Issue Information	12
Clinical comparison of four commercial MRI phantoms on a 0.35T MR‐linac using a standard clinical TRUFI sequence at a single institution	12
Commissioning an Exradin W2 plastic scintillation detector for clinical use in small radiation fields	11
Protocol parameter extraction and centralization framework for comprehensive and in‐depth CT protocol review and management	11
How many brain metastases can be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery before the radiation dose delivered to normal brain tissue rivals that associated with standard whole brain radiotherapy?	11
Spot delivery error predictions for intensity modulated proton therapy using robustness analysis with machine learning	11
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Effects of electron density force to 1.0 and fill to 1.0 on VMAT treatment plans for lung SBRT	11
Application of reference air kerma alert levels for pediatric fluoroscopic examinations	11
Organ‐at‐risk dose prediction using a machine learning algorithm: Clinical validation and treatment planning benefit for lung SBRT	11
The current ABR Alternate Pathway creates unnecessary barriers that discourage qualified international medical physicists from contributing to the U.S. healthcare system	11
Evaluation of internal target volume of abdominal tumors using cine‐MRI	11
Is an all‐phase ITV (internal target volume) a gold standard in the target definition of hepatocellular carcinoma?	11
3D in vivo dosimetry of HDR gynecological brachytherapy using micro silica bead TLDs	11
Enhancing stereotactic ablative boost radiotherapy dose prediction for bulky lung cancer: A multi‐scale dilated network approach with scale‐balanced structure loss	11
Introduction to matrix‐based method for analyzing hybrid multidimensional prostate MRI data	11
Comparison of failure modes and effects analyses and time for brachytherapy ring and tandem applicator digitization between manual and solid applicator source placement methods	11
Dosimetry and acute radiation enteritis comparison between prone and supine position in IMRT for gynecological cancers	11
Effect of modulation factor and low dose threshold level on gamma pass rates of single isocenter multi‐target SRT treatment plans	11
Fully automated segmentation of clinical target volume in cervical cancer from magnetic resonance imaging with convolutional neural network	11
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A predictive model for Gamma Knife intermediate dose spill: R50%_{Analytic‐GK}	11
Improving access in medical physics residency programs for physicists with disabilities	11
Technical note: Minimizing CIED artifacts on a 0.35 T MRI‐Linac using deep learning	11
Improvement of treatment plan quality with modified fixed field volumetric modulated arc therapy in cervical cancer	11
A hybrid approach based on deep learning and level set formulation for liver segmentation in CT images	11
Correction to “Dosimetric characteristics of LinaTech DMLC H multi leaf collimator: Monte Carlo simulation and experimental study”	10
Intrafractional accuracy and efficiency of a surface imaging system for deep inspiration breath hold during ablative gastrointestinal cancer treatment	10
Why diagnostic and nuclear medical physicists matter in academic medical centers: A perspective from a radiology department chair and a medical physicist	10
Experimental evaluation of absolute quantification in ^99mTc‐TRODAT‐1 SPECT/CT brain dopamine transporter (DAT) studies	10
Development of a hybrid automated chart checking, data collection, and analysis system	10
Dosimetric comparison and evaluation of two computational algorithms in VMAT treatment plans	10
Implementation of a programmatic assessment model in radiation oncology medical physics training	10
Metal artifact reduction algorithm with conditional latent diffusion model for dental cone‐beam CT	10
Dose rate correction of a diode array for universal wedge field dosimetric verification	10
A transit portal dosimetry method for respiratory gating quality assurance with a dynamic 3D printed tumor phantom	10
Analysis of sagittal plane cine magnetic resonance imaging for measurement of pancreatic tumor residual motion during breath hold and evaluation of gating margins used in radiotherapy treatment	10
Assessment of MRI image distortion based on 6 consecutive years of annual QAs and measurements on 14 MRI scanners used for radiation therapy	10
Automation of radiation treatment planning for rectal cancer	10
Clinical comparison of adaptive 4DCBCT scanning protocols for lung tumor motion assessment	10
Digital phantom versus patient‐specific radiation dosimetry in adult routine thorax CT examinations	10
Assessment of using a gamma index analysis for patient‐specific quality assurance in Japan	10
Dual‐branch Transformer for semi‐supervised medical image segmentation	10
Evaluation of dosimetric and spatial accuracy of a virtual cone technique for radiosurgery using linac‐integrated CBCT‐based polymer gel dosimetry	10
A novel method to simulate radiographs of 3D printed objects	10
Impact of electronic portal image quality on Elekta AQUA^® collimator isocenter	10
Feasibility and efficacy of active breathing coordinator assisted deep inspiration breath hold technique for treatment of locally advanced breast cancer	10
Unsupervised deep learning registration model for multimodal brain images	10
Beam model development and clinical experience with RadCalc for treatment plan quality assurance in online adaptive workflow with an MR‐linac	10
Cumulative dose assessment with transformer‐based deformable image registration addition for cervical cancer patients	10
The dosimetric impact of titanium implants in spinal SBRT using four commercial treatment planning algorithms	10
Embracing Real AI: A call to action for medical physicists in healthcare	9
Fluence smoothing evaluation for whole‐breast automatically generated treatment plans	9
Using machine learning to predict gamma passing rate in volumetric‐modulated arc therapy treatment plans	9
Dosimetric effect of silicone‐based gel on skin surface during volumetric modulated arc therapy for breast cancer	9

Up modulation of dose‐averaged linear energy transfer by simultaneous integrated boost in carbon‐ion radiotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma	9
Impact of extended source‐to‐surface distances and respiratory motion on the precision of electron beam therapy	9
AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 12.a: Fluoroscopy dose management	9
Calculation method for novel upright CT scanner isodose curves	9
Medical physics practice guideline 4.b: Development, implementation, use and maintenance of safety checklists	9
Assessing quality assurance of multi‐leaf collimator using the structural similarity index	9
Dosimetric comparison of M6 CyberKnife plans optimized with Precision and RayStation 12A treatment planning systems	9
Monte Carlo modeling of radiation dose from radiation therapy with superficial x‐rays	9
Health physics workforce in the United States	9
RTPhy‐ChatBot: A RAG‐Based intelligent assistant for radiotherapy physics using LLaMA3 and AAPM reports	9
Compensation for radiotherapy treatment interruptions due to a cyberattack: An isoeffective DVH‐based dose compensation decision tool	9
Investigation of Halcyon multi‐leaf collimator model in Eclipse treatment planning system: A focus on the VMAT dose calculation with the Acuros XB algorithm	9
Receive coil quality assurance procedure and automated analysis for ViewRay MRIdian MR‐Linac	9
Evaluating automatically generated normal tissue contours for safe use in head and neck and cervical cancer treatment planning	9
Refining the radiation and contrast medium dose in weight‐grouped scanning protocols for coronary CT angiography	9
Computed tomography dose index determination in dose modulation prospectively involving the third‐generation iterative reconstruction and noise index	9
Efficacious patient‐specific QA for Vertebra SBRT using a high‐resolution detector array SRS MapCHECK: AAPM TG‐218 analysis	9
Impact of beam‐hardening corrections on proton relative stopping power estimates from single‐ and dual‐energy CT	9
Error detection using a multi‐channel hybrid network with a low‐resolution detector in patient‐specific quality assurance	9
Fabrication and evaluation of bilateral Helmholtz radiofrequency coil for thermo‐stable breast image with reduced artifacts	9
Robust automated method of spatial resolution measurement in radiotherapy CT simulation images	9
A 3D star shot to determine the gantry, collimator, and couch axes positions	9
A script‐enabled interactive checklist document for efficient management of electronic devices in a busy multimodality radiotherapy clinic	9
Quantitative patient‐specific quality assurance prediction using MLC mean leaf gap and PTV volume	8
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Impact of breast size on dosimetry and radiobiology of VMAT left‐sided breast‐conserving conventional fractionation radiotherapy under setup errors	8
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Results from the AAPM Task Group 324 respiratory motion management in radiation oncology survey	8
Dosimetric impact of deformable image registration using radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeters with a physical geometric phantom	8
Evaluating AAPM‐TG‐218 recommendations: Gamma index tolerance and action limits in IMRT and VMAT quality assurance using SunCHECK	8
Evaluation of computed tomography metal artifact and CyberKnife fiducial recognition for novel size fiducial markers	8
Clinical utility of consecutive volume scanning dual‐energy CT in differentiating hemorrhage from contrast staining in ischemic stroke patients	8
Comparative evaluation of normal tissue objective functions in robotic radiosurgery planning for solitary brain tumors	8
Direct measurement of CTDI_w on helical CT scans	8
Therapeutic medical physicist well‐being and employment satisfaction during the COVID‐19 pandemic in California	8
Dosimetric evaluation and clinical application of collimated apertures with proton beam line scanning in stereotactic radiotherapy	8
Evaluation of the accuracy of an enhanced MLC leaf model for Linac‐based stereotactic radiosurgery	8
Evaluating the Ethos automated planning system for spatially fractionated radiotherapy	8
Investigation of annular pancreas through multiple detector spiral CT (MDCT) and MRI	8
Three Discipline Collaborative Radiation Therapy (3DCRT) special debate: Radiation oncology has become so technologically complex that basic fundamental physics should no longer be included in the mod	8
Clinical experience of volumetric‐modulated flattening filter free stereotactic body radiation therapy of lesions in the lung with deep inspiration breath‐hold	8
Attention 3D UNET for dose distribution prediction of high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer: Intracavitary applicators	8
Evaluation of automatic tube current modulation of CT scanners using a dedicated and the CTDI dosimetry phantoms	8
The edge visualization metric: Quantifying the improvement of lung SBRT target definition with 4D CBCT	8
Surface dose analysis and dosimetric comparison of Halcyon versus Truebeam in breast cancer radiotherapy: An OSL dosimetry study	8
Comparison of organ and effective dose estimations from different Monte Carlo simulation‐based software methods in infant CT and comparison with direct phantom measurements	8
Improvements to a GLCM‐based machine‐learning approach for quantifying posterior capsule opacification	8
The effects of flattening filter‐free beams and aperture shape controller on the complexity of conventional large‐field treatment plans	8
A novel protocol for parametrization of a beam model for small stereotactic beams	8
Geometric characterization of an electromagnetic surface tracking system in a radiation therapy environment	8
Initial three‐ and half‐year machine performance assessment of a superficial radiation therapy unit	8
A radiotherapy community data‐driven approach to determine which complexity metrics best predict the impact of atypical TPS beam modeling on clinical dose calculation accuracy	8
AAPM‐RSS Medical Physics Practice Guideline 9.b: SRS‐SBRT	8
Evaluation of radiation dose for inferior vena cava filter placement during pregnancy: A comparison of dosimetry and dose calculation software	8
Deep learning based automatic internal gross target volume delineation from 4D‐CT of hepatocellular carcinoma patients	8
A novel multi‐modality imaging phantom for validating interstitial needle guidance for high dose rate gynecological brachytherapy	8
Four‐dimensional computed tomography‐based ventilation imaging in intensity‐modulated radiation therapy treatment planning for pulmonary functional avoidance	8
A comparative study of deep learning‐based knowledge‐based planning methods for 3D dose distribution prediction of head and neck	8
Asymmetry in neurovascular bundle blood flow in prostate cancer patients: A pre‐treatment doppler ultrasound study	8
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LightAWNet: Lightweight adaptive weighting network based on dynamic convolutions for medical image segmentation	7
Assessment of a medical physics educational program for science teachers	7
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Attention‐gated U‐Net networks for simultaneous axial/sagittal planes segmentation of injured spinal cords	7
The effect of interfractional variation on delivered dose with ultrahypofractionated pencil beam scanning proton therapy for localized prostate cancer	7
AAPM Task Group No. 249.B—Essentials and guidelines for clinical medical physics residency training programs	7
Assessment of a novel commercial large field of view phantom for comprehensive MR imaging quality assurance of a 0.35T MRgRT system	7
Comparison of MR‐soft tissue based versus biliary stent based alignment for image guidance in pancreatic SBRT	7
Brain functional connectivity based on phase lag index of electroencephalography for automated diagnosis of schizophrenia using residual neural networks	7
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Evaluation of Unity 1.5 T MR‐linac plan quality in patients with prostate cancer	7
Evaluation of the TrueBeam machine‐performance‐check (MPC): Collimator device check (CDC)	7
Practical experience with initial quality assurance of a high dose rate brachytherapy grid‐based Boltzmann solver algorithm	7
Closing the gap in plan quality: Leveraging deep‐learning dose prediction for adaptive radiotherapy	7
Half‐beam volumetric‐modulated arc therapy in adjuvant radiotherapy for gynecological cancers	7
A feasibility study of a modified treatment strategy combined external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy for cervical cancer	7
Experimental investigation of the effective point of measurement for plane‐parallel chambers used in electron beam dosimetry	7
Relationship between hydrogel spacer distribution and dosimetric parameters in linear‐accelerator‐based stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer	7
A small footprint couch‐top support device for image‐guided radiotherapy of heavy patients	7
Effectiveness of robust optimization against geometric uncertainties in TomoHelical planning for prostate cancer	7
AFI manual planning versus HyperArc auto‐planning: A head‐to‐head comparison of SRS plan quality	7
A semi‐automated workflow for cohort‐wise preparation of radiotherapy data for dose‐response modeling, including autosegmentation of organs at risk	7
Rapid unpaired CBCT‐based synthetic CT for CBCT‐guided adaptive radiotherapy	7
Localization accuracy of 6‐second CBCT for lung IGRT with various breathing patterns	7
Commissioning a standalone adaptive radiotherapy linac in a multi‐vendor environment	7
Feasibility study of structural similarity index for patient‐specific quality assurance	7
The fast calibration model for dosimetry with an electronic portal imaging device	7
Primer on disability: Why accessibility is important for all medical physicists	7
A detailed process map for clinical workflow of a new biology‐guided radiotherapy (BgRT) machine	7
Longitudinal evaluation of workflow optimization in radiotherapy: A 4‐year retrospective study	7
Abdominopelvic MR to CT registration using a synthetic CT intermediate	7
Magnetic resonance guided adaptive post prostatectomy radiotherapy: Accumulated dose comparison of different workflows	7
Influence of air mapping errors on the dosimetric accuracy of prostate CBCT‐guided online adaptive radiation therapy	7
Multiscale spatial relationship‐based model for predicting bladder wall dose in pelvic radiotherapy	7
Deep learning‐based auto‐segmentation of clinical target volumes for radiotherapy treatment of cervical cancer	7