L DeWerd

902 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 697 citations indexed

About

L DeWerd is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, L DeWerd has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 697 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Radiation, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in L DeWerd's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (8 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (6 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (5 papers). L DeWerd is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (8 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (6 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (5 papers). L DeWerd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. L DeWerd's co-authors include Ravinder Nath, Jan Seuntjens, S. M. Seltzer, C Coffey, Chao Ma, Chen Liu, P. R. Moran, Marcel R.M. van den Brink, Atsushi Iwama and Shiyun Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Medical Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments and International Journal of Radiation Biology.

In The Last Decade

L DeWerd

14 papers receiving 673 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.

AAPM protocol for 40–300 kV x‐ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology

2001 618 citations Chao Ma, C Coffey et al. Medical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L DeWerd United States	6	506	401	382	168	85	18	697
C Coffey United States	10	645 1.3×	490 1.2×	568 1.5×	226 1.3×	95 1.1×	30	967
Satish C. Prasad United States	12	514 1.0×	466 1.2×	238 0.6×	129 0.8×	93 1.1×	32	734
David E. Mellenberg United States	10	425 0.8×	340 0.8×	354 0.9×	172 1.0×	24 0.3×	14	675
Parham Alaei United States	16	647 1.3×	364 0.9×	539 1.4×	225 1.3×	24 0.3×	57	829
Charles Robert Blackwell United States	5	915 1.8×	716 1.8×	547 1.4×	165 1.0×	76 0.9×	5	1.2k
M. Pimpinella Italy	15	673 1.3×	645 1.6×	422 1.1×	127 0.8×	63 0.7×	57	964
Nada Tomic Canada	18	953 1.9×	761 1.9×	577 1.5×	206 1.2×	104 1.2×	49	1.1k
V. Smyth United Kingdom	10	1.2k 2.5×	1.1k 2.8×	569 1.5×	159 0.9×	138 1.6×	15	1.5k
W. Laub United States	14	819 1.6×	662 1.7×	497 1.3×	214 1.3×	22 0.3×	37	957
G. Rikner Sweden	14	634 1.3×	463 1.2×	277 0.7×	67 0.4×	85 1.0×	24	772

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L DeWerd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L DeWerd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L DeWerd based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with L DeWerd. L DeWerd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Seed, Thomas M., Shiyun Xiao, Nancy R. Manley, et al.. (2015). An interlaboratory comparison of dosimetry for a multi-institutional radiobiological research project: Observations, problems, solutions and lessons learned. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 92(2). 59–70. 29 indexed citations

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Wood, M. H., et al.. (2014). TU‐F‐BRE‐06: Flattening‐Filter‐Free Beam Quality Correction Factor Determination Using Experimental and Monte Carlo Methods. Medical Physics. 41(6Part27). 469–469. 1 indexed citations

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Snow, J. & L DeWerd. (2012). TH-E-BRB-06: Characterization of Microionization Chambers for Small-Field Reference Dosimetry. Medical Physics. 39(6Part31). 4010–4010. 1 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (2012). WE‐A‐218‐11: Investigation of Image Extrapolation Methods to Improve Accuracy of CT Dose Calculations Based on Patient CT Images. Medical Physics. 39(6Part26). 3940–3941. 1 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (2010). WE‐D‐BRB‐02: Characterization of Kilovoltage X‐Ray Spectra Using Measurements with a High‐Purity Germanium Detector and Monte Carlo Simulations. Medical Physics. 37(6Part28). 3427–3427. 2 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (2008). TU‐FF‐A2‐05: 3D Dose Distribution of the Elekta Gamma Knife. Medical Physics. 35(6Part22). 2921–2921. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Stephen, et al.. (2008). SU‐GG‐T‐292: The Response of LiF:Mg,Ti Thermoluminescent Dosimeters to Low‐Energy Photons. Medical Physics. 35(6Part13). 2792–2792. 5 indexed citations

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Ambrosi, P., et al.. (2006). Executive Summary. Journal of the ICRU. 6(2). 7–8. 1 indexed citations

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Ambrosi, P., et al.. (2006). Definitions and Glossary of Terms. Journal of the ICRU. 6(2). 39–41. 1 indexed citations

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Ambrosi, P., et al.. (2006). DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS. Journal of the ICRU. 6(2). 39–41. 1 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (2006). SU‐EE‐A1‐03: A Novel Three‐Dimensional Radiochromic Film Phantom for Use with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units. Medical Physics. 33(6Part2). 1991–1991. 1 indexed citations

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Ambrosi, P., et al.. (2006). Measurement Quality Assurance for Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry. Journal of the ICRU. 6(2).

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Ambrosi, P., et al.. (2006). Measurement Quality Assurance for Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry. Journal of the ICRU. 6(2).

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (2005). Active radiometric calorimeter for absolute calibration of radioactive sources. Review of Scientific Instruments. 76(3). 8 indexed citations

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Ma, Chao, C Coffey, L DeWerd, et al.. (2001). AAPM protocol for 40–300 kV x‐ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology. Medical Physics. 28(6). 868–893. 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (1999). Dependence of scatter on atomic number for x rays from tungsten and molybdenum anodes in the mammographic energy range. Medical Physics. 26(7). 1306–1311. 1 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L, et al.. (1993). Thermoluminescent characteristics of LiF:Mg,Ti from three manufacturers. Medical Physics. 20(3). 729–731. 14 indexed citations

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DeWerd, L & P. R. Moran. (1978). Solid‐state electrophotography with Al₂O₃. Medical Physics. 5(1). 23–26. 12 indexed citations

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