Larry A. DeWerd

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
214 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

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Larry A. DeWerd is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry A. DeWerd has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Radiation, 122 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 116 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Larry A. DeWerd's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (166 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (107 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (80 papers). Larry A. DeWerd is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (166 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (107 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (80 papers). Larry A. DeWerd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Egypt. Larry A. DeWerd's co-authors include Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Mark J. Rivard, Ravinder Nath, Jeffrey F. Williamson, Michael G. Mitch, Bert M. Coursey, W. F. Hanson, M. Saiful Huq, J Micka and Bruce Thomadsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Radiology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Larry A. DeWerd

207 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose calculations

2004 1.3k citations Mark J. Rivard, Larry A. DeWerd et al. Medical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Larry A. DeWerd United States	32	4.7k	3.3k	3.1k	1.5k	288	214	5.5k
Ali S. Meigooni United States	29	3.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	200 0.7×	120	4.9k
W. F. Hanson United States	26	4.8k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	145 0.5×	79	5.8k
M. Saiful Huq United States	32	5.4k 1.1×	3.9k 1.2×	3.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	93 0.3×	104	5.9k
D Followill United States	49	5.7k 1.2×	4.6k 1.4×	4.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	74 0.3×	245	7.4k
Michael T. Gillin United States	46	5.9k 1.2×	5.9k 1.8×	2.8k 0.9×	782 0.5×	100 0.3×	220	7.8k
Mark J. Rivard United States	39	5.4k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	113 0.4×	189	6.2k
Carlos De Wagter Belgium	41	3.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	147 0.5×	143	5.4k
Indra J. Das United States	40	6.1k 1.3×	4.2k 1.2×	3.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	160 0.6×	295	7.2k
Timothy C. Zhu United States	44	1.9k 0.4×	4.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	3.6k 2.5×	470 1.6×	271	5.9k
Lowell L. Anderson United States	24	2.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	947 0.6×	119 0.4×	50	3.9k

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Alaei, Parham, Ross Berbeco, Larry A. DeWerd, et al.. (2024). Achieving Consistent Reporting of Radiation Dosimetry by Adoption of Compatibility in Irradiation Research Protocols Expert Roundtable (CIRPER) Recommendations. Radiation Research. 201(3). 267–269. 2 indexed citations

Kunugi, Keith A., et al.. (2023). Development and evaluation of a standard for absorbed dose to water from alpha-particle-emitting radionuclides. Metrologia. 60(6). 65003–65003. 2 indexed citations

DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2023). Measurement of the modified TG43 parameters for the bare S7600 Xoft Axxent source model. Brachytherapy. 22(2). 260–268. 2 indexed citations

DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2022). Fiducial visibility on planar images during motion-synchronized tomotherapy treatments. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 8(2). 27001–27001. 1 indexed citations

DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2022). On the length used for CT ionization chambers to determine CTDI. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(8). 85007–85007.

DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2022). A multi-institutional comparison of dosimetric data for a 0.35 T MR-linac. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(5). 05NT01–05NT01. 9 indexed citations

DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2022). A multi-institutional comparison of acceptance testing data for a 0.35 T MRI scanner. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(23). 235005–235005. 3 indexed citations

Simiele, Eric, et al.. (2021). Development and evaluation of a GEANT4‐based Monte Carlo Model of a 0.35 T MR‐guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) linear accelerator. Medical Physics. 48(4). 1967–1982. 14 indexed citations

Simiele, Eric, et al.. (2021). Monte Carlo-derived ionization chamber correction factors in therapeutic carbon ion beams. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(19). 195003–195003. 9 indexed citations

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DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the GEANT4 transport algorithm and radioactive decay data for alpha particle dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 176. 109849–109849. 11 indexed citations

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Jacques, Steven L., Kwangok P. Nickel, Tomy Varghese, et al.. (2020). Interstitial diffuse optical probe with spectral fitting to measure dynamic tumor hypoxia. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 6(1). 15039–15039. 1 indexed citations

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DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2020). A Monte Carlo Investigation of Dose Point Kernel Scaling for α-Emitting Radionuclides. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 36(3). 252–259. 6 indexed citations

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DeWerd, Larry A., et al.. (2015). Air‐kerma strength determination of a new directional ¹⁰³Pd source. Medical Physics. 42(12). 7144–7152. 10 indexed citations

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Davis, Stephen, et al.. (2014). Determination of the intrinsic energy dependence of LiF:Mg,Ti thermoluminescent dosimeters for ¹²⁵I and ¹⁰³Pd brachytherapy sources relative to ⁶⁰Co. Medical Physics. 41(12). 122103–122103. 7 indexed citations

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Rivard, Mark J., et al.. (2014). ¹⁰³Pd strings: Monte Carlo assessment of a new approach to brachytherapy source design. Medical Physics. 41(1). 11716–11716. 7 indexed citations

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Davis, Stephen, et al.. (2008). LiF:Mg,Ti TLD response as a function of photon energy for moderately filtered x‐ray spectra in the range of 20–250 kVp relative to. Medical Physics. 35(5). 1859–1869. 116 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Reed, J Micka, Larry A. DeWerd, Robert J. Nickles, & Bruce Thomadsen. (2008). Technical note: The calibration of ‐labeled SIR‐Spheres^® using a nondestructive spectroscopic assay. Medical Physics. 35(4). 1278–1279. 8 indexed citations

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Rivard, Mark J., Stephen Davis, Larry A. DeWerd, Thomas Rusch, & Steve Axelrod. (2006). Calculated and measured brachytherapy dosimetry parameters in water for the Xoft Axxent X‐Ray Source: An electronic brachytherapy sourcea). Medical Physics. 33(11). 4020–4032. 144 indexed citations

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Rivard, Mark J., William Butler, Larry A. DeWerd, et al.. (2005). Response to `Comment on Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A Revised AAPM Protocol for Brachytherapy Dose Calculations,'. Medical Physics. 32. 3 indexed citations

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Thomadsen, Bruce, et al.. (1999). Assessment of the strength of individual 192Ir seeds in ribbons. Medical Physics. 26(11). 2471–2475. 3 indexed citations

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