P Akazawa

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

P Akazawa is a scholar working on Radiation, Otorhinolaryngology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, P Akazawa has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Radiation, 10 papers in Otorhinolaryngology and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in P Akazawa's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (11 papers), Head and Neck Cancer Studies (10 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (2 papers). P Akazawa is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (11 papers), Head and Neck Cancer Studies (10 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (2 papers). P Akazawa collaborates with scholars based in United States. P Akazawa's co-authors include Jeanne M. Quivey, Clayton Akazawa, Nancy Lee, Ping Xia, Vivian Weinberg, Ian Poon, Khalil Sultanem, Karen K. Fu, Lynn Verhey and Nancy J. Fischbein and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics and Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.

In The Last Decade

P Akazawa

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an update of the UCSF experience

2002 804 citations Nancy Lee, Ping Xia et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

Peers

P Akazawa

OTORH

PRM

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RADIA

RNMI

Ricky Ming-chun Chau China

Esat Mahmut Özşahin Switzerland

Samuel K.W. Chiu China

Peter H. Ahn United States

Hélène Audry France

Michael K. M. Kam Hong Kong

Binh N. Tran United States

Shaomin Huang China

Seong Soo Shin South Korea

Louis Tak Lui Taiwan

Ricky Ming-chun Chau China

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704 ×1.1

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670 ×1.0

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446 ×0.8

RADIA

199 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to P Akazawa P Akazawa (= 1×) peers Ricky Ming-chun Chau

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Fields of papers citing papers by P Akazawa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P Akazawa

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16 of 16 papers shown

Weinberg, Vivian, Clayton Akazawa, P Akazawa, et al.. (2007). Simplifying intensity‐modulated radiotherapy plans with fewer beam angles for the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 8(2). 26–36. 6 indexed citations

Lee, Nancy, Clayton Akazawa, P Akazawa, et al.. (2004). A forward-planned treatment technique using multisegments in the treatment of head-and-neck cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 59(2). 584–594. 25 indexed citations

Huang, David, Ping Xia, P Akazawa, et al.. (2003). Comparison of treatment plans using intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for paranasal sinus carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 56(1). 158–168. 76 indexed citations

Lee, Nancy, Ping Xia, Nancy J. Fischbein, et al.. (2003). Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer: The UCSF experience focusing on target volume delineation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 57(1). 49–60. 233 indexed citations

Huang, Kim, Ping Xia, Nancy J. Fischbein, et al.. (2003). Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma: a single institutional experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 57(2). S302–S302. 29 indexed citations

Pirzkall, Andrea, et al.. (2003). MR spectroscopy of radiation effects in healthy brain tissue following radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 57(2). S133–S134.

Lee, Nancy, Cynthia Chuang, Jeanne M. Quivey, et al.. (2002). Skin toxicity due to intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head-and-neck carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 53(3). 630–637. 202 indexed citations

Akazawa, Clayton, et al.. (2002). Forward-planned treatment techniques using multisegments for head and neck cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 54(2). 320–321. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Nancy, Ping Xia, Jeanne M. Quivey, et al.. (2002). Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an update of the UCSF experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 53(1). 12–22. 804 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chuang, Cynthia, et al.. (2002). Comparison of three treatment techniques involving IMRT fields for head and neck cancers. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 54(2). 293–293. 4 indexed citations

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Xia, Ping, et al.. (2002). Target volume delineation in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer and correlation with patterns of failure. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 54(2). 17–17. 2 indexed citations

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Poon, Ian, et al.. (2001). Optimal dose/volume constraints of sensitive structures in inverse planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 51(3). 395–395. 2 indexed citations

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Xia, Ping, Cynthia Chuang, P Akazawa, et al.. (2001). Methods of reducing skin toxicity due to extended-field intensity-modulated radiation therapy (EF-IMRT) for the treatment of head and neck cancers. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 51(3). 396–396. 2 indexed citations

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Quivey, Jeanne M., et al.. (2000). Dose optimization for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a comparison of treatment planning techniques. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(2). 475–483. 27 indexed citations

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Speight, Joycelyn L., et al.. (2000). Improved conformal coverage of the prostate with an IMRT potency-sparing technique. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(3). 351–351. 5 indexed citations

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Verhey, Lynn, Ping Xia, & P Akazawa. (1997). 1044 Clinically practical intensity modulation for complex head and neck lesions using multiple, static MLC fields. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 39(2). 237–237. 7 indexed citations

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