Gary A. Ezzell

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Gary A. Ezzell is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary A. Ezzell has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Radiation, 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 23 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Gary A. Ezzell's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (40 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (18 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (11 papers). Gary A. Ezzell is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (40 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (18 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (11 papers). Gary A. Ezzell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Gary A. Ezzell's co-authors include Jatinder Palta, Ying Xiao, Ping Xia, James M. Galvin, C Yu, Daniel A. Low, Isaac Rosen, Lei Xing, Michael B. Sharpe and Sujay A. Vora and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, The Journal of Urology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Gary A. Ezzell

50 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

IMRT commissioning: Multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119

2009 802 citations Gary A. Ezzell, Jay Burmeister et al. Medical Physics profile →
Guidance document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT: Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee

2003 656 citations Gary A. Ezzell, James M. Galvin et al. Medical Physics profile →
Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo‐based photon and electron external beam treatment planning

2007 529 citations Gary A. Ezzell et al. Medical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gary A. Ezzell United States	22	3.0k	2.1k	2.0k	839	130	52	3.3k
Tommy Knöös Sweden	27	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	663 0.8×	88 0.7×	71	2.9k
Paul Reckwerdt United States	23	3.0k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	731 0.9×	188 1.4×	41	3.2k
Chihray Liu United States	24	2.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	759 0.9×	235 1.8×	86	3.0k
Bhudatt R. Paliwal United States	24	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	587 0.7×	176 1.4×	90	3.0k
G Ding United States	29	4.0k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	108 0.8×	110	4.4k
T Mackie United States	31	4.2k 1.4×	3.1k 1.4×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	208 1.6×	96	4.7k
Isaac I. Rosen United States	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	389 0.5×	179 1.4×	73	2.7k
Chester R. Ramsey United States	16	3.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	776 0.9×	143 1.1×	33	3.6k
Jeffrey V. Siebers United States	40	4.7k 1.6×	3.4k 1.6×	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	116 0.9×	137	5.0k
D. Huyskens Belgium	22	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	391 0.5×	77 0.6×	42	2.2k

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Zaorsky, Nicholas G., Timothy N. Showalter, Gary A. Ezzell, et al.. (2017). ACR Appropriateness Criteria for external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer, part II of II. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2(3). 437–454. 19 indexed citations

Zaorsky, Nicholas G., Timothy N. Showalter, Gary A. Ezzell, et al.. (2016). ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer, part I of II. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2(1). 62–84. 32 indexed citations

Liu, Wei, Samir H. Patel, Jiajian Shen, et al.. (2016). Robustness quantification methods comparison in volumetric modulated arc therapy to treat head and neck cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology. 6(6). e269–e275. 26 indexed citations

Fontenla, Doracy P., Gary A. Ezzell, & Colin G. Orton. (2015). Medical physicist assistants are a bad idea. Medical Physics. 43(1). 1–3. 6 indexed citations

Ezzell, Gary A., et al.. (2014). An improvement in IMRT QA results and beam matching in linacs using statistical process control. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 15(5). 190–195. 23 indexed citations

Wong, William W., Steven E. Schild, Sujay A. Vora, et al.. (2011). Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Trial of Concomitant Boost Using Indium-111–Capromab Pendetide (ProstaScint) Imaging. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 81(4). e423–e429. 21 indexed citations

Ezzell, Gary A., Jay Burmeister, Nesrin Dogan, et al.. (2009). IMRT commissioning: Multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119. Medical Physics. 36(11). 5359–5373. 802 indexed citations breakdown →

Wong, William W., Steven E. Schild, Michael C. Roarke, et al.. (2009). Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Prostate Cancer: Phase I/II Study of Concomitant Boost using Indium in 111 Capromab Pendetide (Prostascint) Imaging. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 75(3). S319–S320. 1 indexed citations

Elmpt, Wouter van, Gary A. Ezzell, & Colin G. Orton. (2009). EPID dosimetry must soon become an essential component of IMRT quality assurance. Medical Physics. 36(10). 4325–4327. 11 indexed citations

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Wong, William W., Sujay A. Vora, Steven E. Schild, et al.. (2009). Radiation dose escalation for localized prostate cancer. Cancer. 115(23). 5596–5606. 38 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A.. (2004). Shielding evaluation and acceptance testing of a prefabricated, modular, temporary radiation therapy treatment facility. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 5(4). 120–125. 2 indexed citations

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Schild, Steven E., et al.. (2004). Treatment planning for dose escalation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Medical dosimetry. 29(3). 196–203. 4 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A., James M. Galvin, Daniel A. Low, et al.. (2003). Guidance document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT: Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee. Medical Physics. 30(8). 2089–2115. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ezzell, Gary A., Steven E. Schild, & William W. Wong. (2001). Development of a treatment planning protocol for prostate treatments using intensity modulated radiotherapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2(2). 59–68. 13 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A.. (2001). The overshoot phenomenon in step-and-shoot IMRT delivery. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2(3). 138–138. 33 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A. & Laurie E. Gaspar. (2000). Application of a genetic algorithm to optimizing radiation therapy treatment plans for pancreatic carcinoma. Medical dosimetry. 25(2). 93–97. 3 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A.. (2000). Limitations of the straight‐line assumption for endobronchial HDR brachytherapy treatments. Medical Physics. 27(1). 151–153. 1 indexed citations

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Chaudhary, Vipin, et al.. (1999). Parallelization of Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning (RTTP): A Case Study. 1 indexed citations

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Ezzell, Gary A.. (1996). Genetic and geometric optimization of three‐dimensional radiation therapy treatment planning. Medical Physics. 23(3). 293–305. 101 indexed citations

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Hamlet, Sandra L., Gary A. Ezzell, & Amr Aref. (1994). Larynx motion associated with swallowing during radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 28(2). 467–470. 34 indexed citations

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