Edwin Aird

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Edwin Aird is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin Aird has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Radiation, 40 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Edwin Aird's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (49 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (18 papers) and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy (17 papers). Edwin Aird is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (49 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (18 papers) and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy (17 papers). Edwin Aird collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Edwin Aird's co-authors include David P. Dearnaley, Matthew R. Sydes, John D. Graham, Isabel Syndikus, Jeremy Millar, Mahesh Parmar, John M. Russell, Richard Cowan, David Bottomley and Christopher Scrase and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, The Lancet Oncology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Edwin Aird

56 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Escalated-dose versus standard-dose conformal radiotherapy in prostate cancer: first results from the MRC RT01 randomised controlled trial

2007 686 citations David P. Dearnaley, Matthew R. Sydes et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →
Escalated-dose versus control-dose conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer: long-term results from the MRC RT01 randomised controlled trial

2014 344 citations David P. Dearnaley, Isabel Syndikus et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edwin Aird United Kingdom	21	1.6k	1.5k	855	189	166	61	2.1k
Jannifer Stromberg United States	19	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	704 0.8×	196 1.0×	157 0.9×	34	2.1k
Gregor Goldner Austria	24	1.1k 0.7×	979 0.6×	681 0.8×	361 1.9×	153 0.9×	65	1.8k
V. Vavassori Italy	22	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	664 0.8×	206 1.1×	106 0.6×	74	1.7k
Valeria Casanova Borca Italy	18	773 0.5×	969 0.6×	541 0.6×	168 0.9×	131 0.8×	52	1.3k
Mira Keyes Canada	30	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	399 0.5×	366 1.9×	138 0.8×	116	2.5k
Jack Venselaar Netherlands	22	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	195 1.0×	426 2.6×	44	2.0k
Bradley R. Prestidge United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	487 0.6×	284 1.5×	373 2.2×	69	2.2k
Mitchell Liu Canada	22	1.2k 0.7×	805 0.5×	415 0.5×	278 1.5×	88 0.5×	70	1.5k
Sergio Faria Canada	23	1.2k 0.8×	790 0.5×	522 0.6×	370 2.0×	76 0.5×	91	1.8k
Shafak Aluwini Netherlands	20	1.2k 0.8×	957 0.6×	420 0.5×	169 0.9×	92 0.6×	54	1.5k

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Díez, Patricia, Edwin Aird, C. Gouldstone, et al.. (2017). A multicentre audit of HDR/PDR brachytherapy absolute dosimetry in association with the INTERLACE trial (NCT015662405). Physics in Medicine and Biology. 62(23). 8832–8849. 9 indexed citations

Clark, Catharine H., Edwin Aird, Elizabeth Miles, et al.. (2015). Radiotherapy dosimetry audit: three decades of improving standards and accuracy in UK clinical practice and trials. British Journal of Radiology. 88(1055). 20150251–20150251. 48 indexed citations

Melidis, Christos, J. Iżewska, Elena Fidarova, et al.. (2014). Global Harmonization of Quality Assurance Naming Conventions in Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 90(5). 1242–1249. 37 indexed citations

Weber, Damien C., Philip Poortmans, Coen Hurkmans, et al.. (2011). Quality assurance for prospective EORTC radiation oncology trials: The challenges of advanced technology in a multicenter international setting. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 100(1). 150–156. 68 indexed citations

Goh, Vicky, Jane Shekhdar, Emily Tam, et al.. (2010). Radiation dose from volumetric helical perfusion CT of the thorax, abdomen or pelvis. European Radiology. 21(5). 974–981. 38 indexed citations

Miles, Elizabeth, Karen Venables, Peter Hoskin, & Edwin Aird. (2009). Dosimetry and field matching for radiotherapy to the breast and supraclavicular fossa. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 91(1). 42–48. 21 indexed citations

Gulliford, S., Kerwyn Foo, Rachel C. Morgan, et al.. (2009). Dose–Volume Constraints to Reduce Rectal Side Effects From Prostate Radiotherapy: Evidence From MRC RT01 Trial ISRCTN 47772397. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 76(3). 747–754. 109 indexed citations

Díez, Patricia, Peter Hoskin, & Edwin Aird. (2007). Treatment planning and delivery of involved field radiotherapy in advanced Hodgkin's disease: results from a questionnaire-based audit for the UK Stanford V regimenvsABVD clinical trial quality assurance programme (ISRCTN 64141244). British Journal of Radiology. 80(958). 816–821. 6 indexed citations

Dearnaley, David P., Matthew R. Sydes, John D. Graham, et al.. (2007). Escalated-dose versus standard-dose conformal radiotherapy in prostate cancer: first results from the MRC RT01 randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Oncology. 8(6). 475–487. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Venables, Karen, et al.. (2003). Survey of tangential field planning and dose distribution in the UK: background to the introduction of the quality assurance programme for the START trial in early breast cancer. British Journal of Radiology. 76(904). 254–259. 9 indexed citations

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Wilson, Elena, et al.. (2003). Validation of active breathing control in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer to be treated with CHARTWEL. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 57(3). 864–874. 51 indexed citations

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Venables, Karen, et al.. (2001). The START Trial - measurements in semi-anatomical breast and chest wall phantoms. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 46(7). 1937–1948. 17 indexed citations

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Venables, Karen, et al.. (2001). A survey of radiotherapy quality control practice in the United Kingdom for the START trial. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 60(3). 311–318. 13 indexed citations

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Thwaites, David, J. Raymond Williams, Edwin Aird, S C Klevenhagen, & Peter Williams. (1992). A dosimetric intercomparison of megavoltage photon beams in UK radiotherapy centres.. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 37(2). 445–461. 64 indexed citations

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Aird, Edwin. (1989). Radiotherapy today and tomorrow-an introduction to optimisation of conformal radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 34(10). 1345–1348. 9 indexed citations

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Aird, Edwin. (1988). Basic physics for medical imaging. 3 indexed citations

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Dawes, Patrick, et al.. (1988). Direct measurement of dose at depth in breast cancer using lithium fluoride. Clinical Radiology. 39(3). 301–304. 1 indexed citations

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Aird, Edwin. (1985). Physics of Electron Beam Therapy: Medical Physics Handbooks 13. Physics Bulletin. 36(10). 429–429. 1 indexed citations

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Sher, J. L., Jack Stevens, & Edwin Aird. (1984). Relevance of osteoporosis in women with fracture of the femoral neck. BMJ. 288(6423). 1084.1–1084. 1 indexed citations

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Aird, Edwin, et al.. (1984). SI units and radionuclides: teaching problems.. PubMed. 50(592). 174–6. 2 indexed citations

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