Howard Amols

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Howard Amols is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Amols has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Radiation, 82 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 73 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Howard Amols's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (94 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (50 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (40 papers). Howard Amols is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (94 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (50 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (40 papers). Howard Amols collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Switzerland. Howard Amols's co-authors include Margie Hunt, Michael J. Zeléfsky, Yoshiya Yamada, Alison M. Shippy, Zvi Fuks, Charlotte Ling, Charles C. Marboe, Judah Weinberger, Jason A. Koutcher and Allan Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Howard Amols

139 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Towards multidimensional radiotherapy (MD-CRT): biological imaging and biological conformality

2000 703 citations Charlotte Ling, John L. Humm et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
Incidence of Late Rectal and Urinary Toxicities After Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer

2008 552 citations Michael J. Zeléfsky, Emily J. Levin et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Howard Amols United States	40	3.4k	3.2k	3.1k	1.3k	748	141	5.7k
Jake Van Dyk Canada	38	2.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	399 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	94	4.4k
Ingmar Lax Sweden	39	3.9k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	756 0.6×	330 0.4×	100	6.4k
Shiva K. Das United States	34	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	574 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	128	4.9k
John W. Wong United States	34	1.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	860 1.1×	92	4.5k
Moyed Miften United States	36	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	525 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	141	5.0k
D Followill United States	49	5.7k 1.7×	4.5k 1.4×	4.6k 1.5×	500 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	245	7.4k
Stephen F. Kry United States	47	5.3k 1.6×	3.8k 1.2×	4.3k 1.4×	294 0.2×	1.2k 1.6×	225	6.7k
Marco van Vulpen Netherlands	50	3.8k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	4.6k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	214	8.3k
Indra J. Das United States	40	6.1k 1.8×	3.9k 1.2×	4.2k 1.4×	492 0.4×	1.6k 2.1×	295	7.2k
Coen Hurkmans Netherlands	38	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	881 0.7×	385 0.5×	119	5.8k

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Li, Guang, D. Michael Lovelock, James Mechalakos, et al.. (2013). Migration from full‐head mask to “open‐face” mask for immobilization of patients with head and neck cancer. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 14(5). 243–254. 51 indexed citations

Hunt, Margie, et al.. (2012). The Impact of New Technologies on Radiation Oncology Events and Trends in the Past Decade: An Institutional Experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 84(4). 925–931. 18 indexed citations

Li, Guang, Åse Ballangrud, Hyejoo Kang, et al.. (2011). Motion monitoring for cranial frameless stereotactic radiosurgery using video‐based three‐dimensional optical surface imaging. Medical Physics. 38(7). 3981–3994. 85 indexed citations

Kang, Hyejoo, Ellen Yorke, Jie Yang, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of tumor motion effects on dose distribution for hypofractionated intensity‐modulated radiotherapy of non‐small‐cell lung cancer. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 11(3). 78–89. 26 indexed citations

Kang, Hyejoo, et al.. (2010). Accurate positioning for head and neck cancer patients using 2D and 3D image guidance. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 12(1). 86–96. 26 indexed citations

Zeléfsky, Michael J., Emily J. Levin, Margie Hunt, et al.. (2008). Incidence of Late Rectal and Urinary Toxicities After Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 70(4). 1124–1129. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

Lovelock, D. Michael, Venkatraman Seshan, I Ali, et al.. (2008). Comparison of Kilovoltage Cone-Beam Computed Tomography With Megavoltage Projection Pairs for Paraspinal Radiosurgery Patient Alignment and Position Verification. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 71(5). 1572–1580. 12 indexed citations

Lief, Eugene P., Margie Hunt, Linda Hong, & Howard Amols. (2007). Radiation Therapy of Large Intact Breasts Using a Beam Spoiler or Photons with Mixed Energies. Medical dosimetry. 32(4). 246–253. 8 indexed citations

Chang, Jenghwa, Jussi Sillanpaa, Clifton C. Ling, et al.. (2006). Integrating respiratory gating into a megavoltage cone‐beam CT system. Medical Physics. 33(7Part1). 2354–2361. 39 indexed citations

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Mechalakos, James, Margie Hunt, N. Lee, et al.. (2005). Measurement of IMRT Head and Neck Setup Error Using an On-board Kilovoltage Imager. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 63. S353–S354. 4 indexed citations

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Yorke, Ellen, Chen‐Shou Chui, P. Giraud, et al.. (2005). Comparison of end normal inspiration and expiration for gated intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) of lung cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 75(2). 149–156. 45 indexed citations

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Schmidtlein, C. Ross, Assen S. Kirov, Sadek A. Nehmeh, et al.. (2005). Validation of GATE Monte Carlo simulations of the GE Advance/Discovery LS PET scanners. Medical Physics. 33(1). 198–208. 107 indexed citations

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Narayana, A., Jenghwa Chang, Sunitha B. Thakur, et al.. (2004). Use of MR spectroscopy and functional imaging in the treatment planning of gliomas. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 60(1). S222–S223. 3 indexed citations

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Sidhu, K., Eric C. Ford, Spiridon V. Spirou, et al.. (2003). Optimization of conformal thoracic radiotherapy using cone-beam CT imaging for treatment verification. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 55(3). 757–767. 30 indexed citations

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Hunt, Margie, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of concave dose distributions created using an inverse planning system. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 54(3). 953–962. 39 indexed citations

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Todor, Dorin, Gil’ad N. Cohen, Howard Amols, & Marco Zaider. (2002). Operator-free, film-based 3D seed reconstruction in brachytherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 47(12). 2031–2048. 42 indexed citations

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Ling, Charlotte, John L. Humm, Steven M. Larson, et al.. (2000). Towards multidimensional radiotherapy (MD-CRT): biological imaging and biological conformality. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 47(3). 551–560. 703 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amols, Howard, L. E. Reinstein, & J Weinberger. (1996). Dosimetry of a radioactive coronary balloon dilitation catheter for treatment of neointimal hyperplasia. Medical Physics. 23(10). 1783–1788. 56 indexed citations

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Coderre, Jeffrey A., Michael Makar, Peggy L. Micca, et al.. (1993). Derivations of relative biological effectiveness for the high-let radiations produced during boron neutron capture irradiations of the 9l rat gliosarcoma in vitro and in vivo. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 27(5). 1121–1129. 145 indexed citations

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Amols, Howard, et al.. (1986). Make Your Science Fair Fairer.. The Science Teacher. 53(2). 24–28. 1 indexed citations

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