Rowan M. Thomson

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Rowan M. Thomson is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rowan M. Thomson has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Radiation, 44 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rowan M. Thomson's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (53 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (26 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Rowan M. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (53 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (26 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Rowan M. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Spain. Rowan M. Thomson's co-authors include Robert C. Myers, David Mateos, D. W. O. Rogers, Mark J. Rivard, Firas Mourtada, Luc Beaulieu, Åsa Carlsson Tedgren, Jeffrey F. Williamson, Frank Verhaegen and R. E. P. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics and Journal of High Energy Physics.

In The Last Decade

Rowan M. Thomson

70 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Report of the Task Group 186 on model‐based dose calculation methods in brachytherapy beyond the TG‐43 formalism: Current status and recommendations for clinical implementation

2012 388 citations Luc Beaulieu, Åsa Carlsson Tedgren et al. Medical Physics profile →

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James L. Bedford United Kingdom

Christian Bäumer Germany

J. Vijande Spain

C. Bloch United States

John J. Feldmeier United States

Panagiotis Papagiannis Greece

Akifumi Fukumura Japan

F. Romanò Italy

B. Gottschalk United States

M Kissick United States

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Watson, Peter, Jan Seuntjens, Facundo Ballester, et al.. (2025). Dosimetric impact of physics libraries for electronic brachytherapy Monte Carlo studies. Medical Physics. 52(4). 2520–2532. 1 indexed citations

Watson, Peter, Jan Seuntjens, Facundo Ballester, et al.. (2025). Reference datasets for commissioning of model‐based dose calculation algorithms for electronic brachytherapy. Medical Physics. 52(7). e17872–e17872. 1 indexed citations

Cassol, Edana, Vinita Chauhan, Jeffrey L. Andrews, et al.. (2025). Exploring the potential of Raman micro‐spectroscopy of radiochromic films for experimental microdosimetry. Medical Physics. 52(7). e17900–e17900.

Jarvis, Stephen A., et al.. (2025). A graphical user interface for Monte Carlo dose calculations for brachytherapy with egs_brachy. Medical Physics. 52(6). 5017–5025. 2 indexed citations

Tomal, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Multiscale Monte Carlo simulations for dosimetry in x‐ray breast imaging: Part I ‐ Macroscopic scales. Medical Physics. 51(2). 1105–1116. 2 indexed citations

Thomson, Rowan M., et al.. (2023). Multiscale Monte Carlo simulations of gold nanoparticle dose‐enhanced radiotherapy II. Cellular dose enhancement within macroscopic tumor models. Medical Physics. 50(9). 5842–5852. 8 indexed citations

Tomal, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Multiscale Monte Carlo simulations for dosimetry in x‐ray breast imaging: Part II ‐ Microscopic scales. Medical Physics. 51(2). 1117–1126.

Thomson, Rowan M., et al.. (2023). Multiscale Monte Carlo simulations of gold nanoparticle dose‐enhanced radiotherapy I: Cellular dose enhancement in microscopic models. Medical Physics. 50(9). 5853–5864. 6 indexed citations

Ballester, Facundo, Luc Beaulieu, Mark J. Rivard, et al.. (2023). Generation and comparison of 3D dosimetric reference datasets for COMS eye plaque brachytherapy using model‐based dose calculations. Medical Physics. 51(1). 694–706. 3 indexed citations

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Rivard, Mark J., et al.. (2021). A study of Type B uncertainties associated with the photoelectric effect in low-energy Monte Carlo simulations. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(10). 105014–105014. 14 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., Keith M. Furutani, Theodor W. Kaulich, et al.. (2019). AAPM recommendations on medical physics practices for ocular plaque brachytherapy: Report of task group 221. Medical Physics. 47(5). e92–e124. 38 indexed citations

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Cygler, Joanna, et al.. (2019). Dosimetric and radiobiological investigation of permanent implant prostate brachytherapy based on Monte Carlo calculations. Brachytherapy. 18(6). 875–882. 4 indexed citations

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Vigneault, Éric, Khaly Mbodji, André‐Guy Martin, et al.. (2019). The association of intraprostatic calcifications and dosimetry parameters with biochemical control after permanent prostate implant. Brachytherapy. 18(6). 787–792. 8 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., et al.. (2018). Microdosimetric considerations for radiation response studies using Raman spectroscopy. Medical Physics. 45(10). 4734–4743. 5 indexed citations

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Ballester, Facundo, Åsa Carlsson Tedgren, Domingo Granero, et al.. (2015). A generic high-dose rate¹⁹²Ir brachytherapy source for evaluation of model-based dose calculations beyond the TG-43 formalism. Medical Physics. 42(6Part1). 3048–3062. 66 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., et al.. (2014). Model‐based dose calculations for COMS eye plaque brachytherapy using an anatomically realistic eye phantom. Medical Physics. 41(2). 21717–21717. 32 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., Åsa Carlsson Tedgren, & Jeffrey F. Williamson. (2013). On the biological basis for competing macroscopic dose descriptors for kilovoltage dosimetry: cellular dosimetry for brachytherapy and diagnostic radiology. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 58(4). 1123–1150. 29 indexed citations

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Beaulieu, Luc, Åsa Carlsson Tedgren, Jean‐François Carrier, et al.. (2011). SU‐E‐T‐701: Guidance for Early Adoption of Model‐Based Dose Calculation Algorithms in Brachytherapy: Progress Report from AAPM Task Group 186. Medical Physics. 38(6Part21). 3651–3651. 1 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., R. E. P. Taylor, & D. W. O. Rogers. (2008). Monte Carlo dosimetry for and eye plaque brachytherapy. Medical Physics. 35(12). 5530–5543. 69 indexed citations

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Thomson, Rowan M., et al.. (1979). Standard operating procedures in pathology : including developmental toxicology and quality assurance. 2 indexed citations

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