Richard Shaffer

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Richard Shaffer is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Shaffer has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Radiation, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Richard Shaffer's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (12 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (7 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Richard Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (12 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (7 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Richard Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Richard Shaffer's co-authors include Karl F. Otto, Vitali Moiseenko, Sandy Nakano, E. Vollans, Michael McKenzie, David A. Palma, James Morris, W. Ansbacher, Wayne Beckham and Ivo A. Olivotto and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Radiotherapy and Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Shaffer

24 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Delivery of Prostate Radiotherapy: Comparison With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy

2008 440 citations David A. Palma, E. Vollans et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Shaffer United Kingdom	12	891	708	455	209	139	26	1.1k
Yasser Abo‐Madyan Germany	19	795 0.9×	680 1.0×	442 1.0×	325 1.6×	117 0.8×	55	1.2k
Cinzia Iotti Italy	20	379 0.4×	487 0.7×	352 0.8×	95 0.5×	58 0.4×	80	953
Katharina E. Sixel Canada	17	1.3k 1.4×	781 1.1×	1000 2.2×	578 2.8×	145 1.0×	33	1.8k
Jerry L. Barker United States	17	816 0.9×	780 1.1×	617 1.4×	239 1.1×	126 0.9×	36	1.8k
Rupak K. Das United States	17	690 0.8×	376 0.5×	402 0.9×	291 1.4×	147 1.1×	34	938
Volker Steil Germany	23	1.1k 1.3×	811 1.1×	659 1.4×	443 2.1×	216 1.6×	43	1.6k
Oliver Koelbl Germany	20	500 0.6×	490 0.7×	395 0.9×	53 0.3×	126 0.9×	73	1.1k
L. Vanuytsel Belgium	16	416 0.5×	624 0.9×	522 1.1×	80 0.4×	86 0.6×	31	1.2k
P. Fenoglietto France	18	505 0.6×	455 0.6×	327 0.7×	345 1.7×	50 0.4×	63	1.0k
Richard C. Matter United States	12	831 0.9×	482 0.7×	552 1.2×	599 2.9×	133 1.0×	16	1.3k

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Thomas, Tarita O., et al.. (2025). Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Benign Musculoskeletal Disorders. 5(1). 15–24.

Giraud, Nicolas, et al.. (2025). Radiotherapy: Beyond cancer…. Cancer/Radiothérapie. 29(5-6). 104682–104682. 1 indexed citations

Shaikh, Hamza, et al.. (2025). Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Single-Institution Analysis of 69 Patients and 168 Joints. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 123(2). 352–360. 1 indexed citations

Whitfield, Gillian, Helen Bulbeck, Laura Clifton‐Hadley, et al.. (2024). A Randomised Phase II Trial of Hippocampal Sparing Versus Conventional Whole Brain Radiotherapy After Surgical Resection or Radiosurgery in Favourable Prognosis Patients With 1–10 Brain Metastases. Clinical Oncology. 36(11). 681–689. 1 indexed citations

Hussein, Mohammad, et al.. (2022). A High-Throughput In Vitro Radiobiology Platform for Megavoltage Photon Linear Accelerator Studies. Applied Sciences. 12(3). 1456–1456.

Hussein, Mohammad, et al.. (2020). In Vitro Evaluation of Notch Inhibition to Enhance Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in Melanoma. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 6(2). 100622–100622. 5 indexed citations

Brazil, L., Angela Swampillai, Allan Hackshaw, et al.. (2018). P01.072 Hydroxychloroquine and short course radiotherapy for elderly patients with glioma: a randomised study. Neuro-Oncology. 20(suppl_3). iii246–iii246. 3 indexed citations

McKeown, Stephanie, Paul Hatfield, Robin Prestwich, Richard Shaffer, & Roger Taylor. (2015). Radiotherapy for benign disease; assessing the risk of radiation-induced cancer following exposure to intermediate dose radiation. British Journal of Radiology. 88(1056). 20150405–20150405. 76 indexed citations

Taylor, Roger, Paul Hatfield, S. R. McKeown, Robin Prestwich, & Richard Shaffer. (2015). Radiotherapy for Benign Disease: Current Evidence, Benefits and Risks. Clinical Oncology. 27(8). 433–435. 13 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, Tom Pickles, Richard Lee, & Vitali Moiseenko. (2010). Deriving Prostate Alpha-Beta Ratio Using Carefully Matched Groups, Long Follow-Up and the Phoenix Definition of Biochemical Failure. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 79(4). 1029–1036. 18 indexed citations

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Spadinger, Ingrid, William Morris, Mira Keyes, et al.. (2010). Quadrant dosimetry as a predictor of biochemical relapse in 125I prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 10(2). 87–97. 21 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, et al.. (2010). A radiotherapy planning study of RapidArc, intensity modulated radiotherapy, three‐dimensional conformal radiotherapy, and parallel opposed beams in the treatment of pediatric retroperitoneal tumors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 56(1). 16–23. 16 indexed citations

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Popescu, C., Ivo A. Olivotto, Wayne Beckham, et al.. (2009). Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Improves Dosimetry and Reduces Treatment Time Compared to Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Locoregional Radiotherapy of Left-Sided Breast Cancer and Internal Mammary Nodes. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 76(1). 287–295. 271 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, Alan Nichol, E. Vollans, et al.. (2009). A Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Frontal and Temporal High-Grade Gliomas. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 76(4). 1177–1184. 118 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, et al.. (2009). 69 VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY (VMAT) AND CONVENTIONAL IMRT FOR SIMULTANEOUS MAXIMAL INTRAPROSTATIC BOOST. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 92. S22–S22. 1 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, William Morris, Vitali Moiseenko, et al.. (2009). Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Conventional Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Simultaneous Maximal Intraprostatic Boost: a Planning Comparison Study. Clinical Oncology. 21(5). 401–407. 73 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, Scott Tyldesley, Martin Rolles, Stephen Chia, & Islam Mohamed. (2008). Acute cardiotoxicity with concurrent trastuzumab and radiotherapy including internal mammary chain nodes: A retrospective single-institution study. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 90(1). 122–126. 42 indexed citations

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Palma, David A., E. Vollans, Sandy Nakano, et al.. (2008). Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Delivery of Prostate Radiotherapy: Comparison With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(4). 996–1001. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alexander, Abraham, Derek Wells, Tanya Berrang, et al.. (2008). Volumetric Arc Therapy (VMAT) Reduces Treatment Time Compared to Conventional IMRT (cIMRT) While Maintaining Similar Plan Quality in Whole Pelvic Gynecologic Radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(1). S366–S366. 6 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Richard, et al.. (1992). An Obese 14-Year-Old Girl with Persistently Elevated Liver-Associated Enzymes. Seminars in Liver Disease. 12(4). 429–434. 4 indexed citations

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