C. Bula

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

C. Bula is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Bula has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 14 papers in Radiation and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in C. Bula's work include Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (14 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (10 papers) and Radiation Effects in Electronics (3 papers). C. Bula is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (14 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (10 papers) and Radiation Effects in Electronics (3 papers). C. Bula collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and United States. C. Bula's co-authors include T. Kotseroglou, G. A. Horton-Smith, S. Boege, W. Ragg, J.E. Spencer, R. C. Field, D. D. Meyerhofer, A. W. Weidemann, D. Walz and Kirk T. McDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics in Medicine and Biology and Medical Physics.

In The Last Decade

C. Bula

19 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Positron Production in Multiphoton Light-by-Light Scattering 1996 2026 2006 2016 1997 1996 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Positron Production in Multiphoton Light-by-Light Scattering
    1997 615 citations D. L. Burke, R. C. Field et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Observation of Nonlinear Effects in Compton Scattering
    1996 429 citations C. Bula, Kirk T. McDonald et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Bula Switzerland 11 1.2k 1.1k 408 277 244 19 1.7k
M. J. Eckart United States 14 593 0.5× 880 0.8× 402 1.0× 419 1.5× 349 1.4× 59 1.4k
A. Sagisaka Japan 22 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 137 0.3× 564 2.0× 251 1.0× 71 1.5k
L. A. Gizzi Italy 27 2.7k 2.2× 1.7k 1.6× 521 1.3× 1.9k 7.0× 293 1.2× 204 3.3k
M. M. Aléonard France 14 1.0k 0.8× 513 0.5× 314 0.8× 464 1.7× 89 0.4× 25 1.1k
B. Liesfeld Germany 8 929 0.8× 651 0.6× 160 0.4× 481 1.7× 102 0.4× 14 1.1k
Il Woo Choi South Korea 20 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 232 0.6× 798 2.9× 322 1.3× 67 1.7k
A. Giulietti Italy 22 1.3k 1.0× 930 0.9× 269 0.7× 948 3.4× 176 0.7× 133 1.6k
A. Shutov Russia 22 1.2k 1.0× 312 0.3× 316 0.8× 176 0.6× 165 0.7× 99 1.6k
T. Tajima United States 27 3.0k 2.5× 2.2k 2.1× 265 0.6× 1.9k 7.0× 312 1.3× 72 3.5k
H. Wieman United States 25 1.8k 1.5× 680 0.6× 638 1.6× 77 0.3× 120 0.5× 61 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Bula

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Fattori, Giovanni, G. Meier, C. Bula, et al.. (2023). A motion model-guided 4D dose reconstruction for pencil beam scanned proton therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 68(11). 115013–115013. 8 indexed citations
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Meer, D., Sairos Safai, S. Psoroulas, et al.. (2022). Beam properties within the momentum acceptance of a clinical gantry beamline for proton therapy. Medical Physics. 49(3). 1417–1431. 15 indexed citations
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Fattori, Giovanni, Jan Hrbáček, C. Bula, et al.. (2020). Commissioning and quality assurance of a novel solution for respiratory-gated PBS proton therapy based on optical tracking of surface markers. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik. 32(1). 52–62. 17 indexed citations
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Bula, C., et al.. (2018). A Real-Time Beam Monitoring System for Highly Dynamic Irradiations in Scanned Proton Therapy. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 1224–1228. 1 indexed citations
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Psoroulas, S., C. Bula, O. Actis, Damien C. Weber, & D. Meer. (2018). A predictive algorithm for spot position corrections after fast energy switching in proton pencil beam scanning. Medical Physics. 45(11). 4806–4815. 6 indexed citations
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Bula, C., et al.. (2018). Real-time beam monitoring in scanned proton therapy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 891. 62–67. 4 indexed citations
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Psoroulas, S., et al.. (2017). Challenges in Fast Beam Current Control Inside the Cyclotron for Fast Beam Delivery in Proton Therapy. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 126–129. 4 indexed citations
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Großmann, Martin, et al.. (2017). Generic FPGA-Based Platform for Distributed IO in Proton Therapy Patient Safety Interlock System. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 64(6). 1197–1202. 1 indexed citations
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Baumgarten, C., et al.. (2016). PSI Gantry 3: Integration of a New Gantry into an Existing Proton Therapy Facility. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 1927–1929. 2 indexed citations
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Bula, C., et al.. (2015). Gantry 3: Further Development of the PSI PROSCAN Proton Therapy Facility. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 2275–2277. 14 indexed citations
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Safai, Sairos, C. Bula, D. Meer, & Eros Pedroni. (2012). Improving the precision and performance of proton pencil beam scanning. Translational Cancer Research. 1(3). 196–206. 54 indexed citations
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Meer, D., et al.. (2011). Pencil beam characteristics of the next-generation proton scanning gantry of PSI: design issues and initial commissioning results. The European Physical Journal Plus. 126(7). 92 indexed citations
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Zenklusen, Silvan, Eros Pedroni, D. Meer, C. Bula, & Sairos Safai. (2011). Preliminary investigations for the option to use fast uniform scanning with compensators on a gantry designed for IMPT. Medical Physics. 38(9). 5208–5216. 14 indexed citations
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Twerenbold, D., et al.. (2009). Experimental determination of the absorbed dose to water in a scanned proton beam using a water calorimeter and an ionization chamber. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 268(5). 524–528. 14 indexed citations
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Bamber, C., S. Boege, T. Koffas, et al.. (1999). Studies of nonlinear QED in collisions of 46.6 GeV electrons with intense laser pulses. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 60(9). 339 indexed citations
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Bamber, C., S. Berridge, S. Boege, et al.. (1997). Positron production in multiphoton light-by-light scattering. AIP conference proceedings. 396. 165–177. 23 indexed citations
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Burke, D. L., R. C. Field, G. A. Horton-Smith, et al.. (1997). Positron Production in Multiphoton Light-by-Light Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 79(9). 1626–1629. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bula, C., Kirk T. McDonald, Eric Prebys, et al.. (1996). Observation of Nonlinear Effects in Compton Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 76(17). 3116–3119. 429 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bula, C. & D. J. Strozzi. (1992). Proposal for a STUDY OF QED AT CRITICAL FIELD STRENGTH IN INTENSE LASER-HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON COLLISIONS AT THE STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR. 3 indexed citations

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