W. F. Hanson

8.0k citations

79 papers · 5.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Radiation top 0.02%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.5%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 0.2%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%
Cancer Research top 5%

Co-authors: Bert M. Coursey Ravinder Nath M. Saiful Huq Geoffrey S. Ibbott Larry A. DeWerd Jeffrey F. Williamson D. W. O. Rogers Peter R. Almond
Topics: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (59 papers)Radiation Dose and Imaging (36 papers)Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (28 papers)
Cited by: Radiation Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Journals: Journal of Clinical Oncology Journal of Applied Physics Cancer
Partner nations: United States Egypt France

In The Last Decade

W. F. Hanson

77 papers receiving 5.6k 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, Bert M. Coursey et al. Medical Physics profile →
AAPM's TG‐51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high‐energy photon and electron beams

1999 1.3k citations Bert M. Coursey, W. F. Hanson et al. Medical Physics profile →
Comprehensive QA for radiation oncology: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 40

1994 878 citations W. F. Hanson et al. Medical Physics profile →
Impact of irradiation technique and tumor extent in tumor control and survival of patients with unresectable non-oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Report by the radiation therapy oncology group

1982 322 citations W. F. Hanson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Phase II Trial of Brachytherapy Alone After Lumpectomy for Select Breast Cancer: Tumor Control and Survival Outcomes of RTOG 95-17 2008 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Douglas W. Arthur,Kathryn Winter,Robert R. Kuske,John S. Bolton,Rachel Rabinovitch,Julia White,W. F. Hanson,R. M. Wilenzick,Beryl McCormick	116
2	Dose Specification and Quality Assurance of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Protocol 95-17; a Cooperative Group Study of Iridium-192 Breast Implants as Sole Therapy 2007 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Geoffrey S. Ibbott,W. F. Hanson,Elizabeth O’Meara,Robert R. Kuske,Douglas W. Arthur,Rachel Rabinovitch,Julia White,R. M. Wilenzick,(unknown),Ramesh Tailor	17
3	Design, development, and implementation of the Radiological Physics Center's pelvis and thorax anthropomorphic quality assurance phantoms 2007 ·Medical Physics ·D Followill,(unknown),(unknown),A Molineu,(unknown),W. F. Hanson,Geoffrey S. Ibbott	95
4	The US radiation dosimetry standards for therapy level beams, and the transfer to the AAPM accredited dosimetry calibration laboratories 2006 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),Huaiyu H. Chen‐Mayer,S. M. Seltzer,M. Saiful Huq,(unknown),(unknown),J Micka,Larry A. DeWerd,(unknown),W. F. Hanson,Geoffrey S. Ibbott	10
5	Phase II trial of brachytherapy alone after lumpectomy for select breast cancer: Toxicity analysis of RTOG 95-17 2006 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Robert R. Kuske,Kathryn Winter,Douglas W. Arthur,John S. Bolton,Rachel Rabinovitch,Julia White,W. F. Hanson,R. M. Wilenzick	105
6	Consistency of absorbed dose to water measurements using 21 ion-chamber models following the AAPM TG51 and TG21 calibration protocols 2006 ·Medical Physics ·Ramesh Tailor,W. F. Hanson,(unknown),Geoffrey S. Ibbott	2
7	Procedures for establishing and maintaining consistent air-kerma strength standards for low-energy, photon-emitting brachytherapy sources: Recommendations of the Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee of the American Association of Physicists i 2004 ·Medical Physics ·Larry A. DeWerd,M. Saiful Huq,Indra J. Das,Geoffrey S. Ibbott,W. F. Hanson,(unknown),Jeffrey F. Williamson,Bert M. Coursey	29
8	Radiotherapy: Effects on Expanded Skin 2002 ·Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ·(unknown),(unknown),C. Patrick,(unknown),Haluk Duman,Carol Johnston,(unknown),(unknown),W. F. Hanson,Gregory R. D. Evans	25
9	Design of a heterogeneous thorax phantom for remote verification of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy 2000 ·(unknown),D Followill,W. F. Hanson	2
10	Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on interstitial source calibration and dosimetry: Implications for dose specification and prescription 2000 ·Medical Physics ·Jeffrey F. Williamson,Bert M. Coursey,Larry A. DeWerd,W. F. Hanson,Ravinder Nath,Mark J. Rivard,Geoffrey S. Ibbott	47
11	Determination of the tissue attenuation factor along two major axes of a high dose rate (HDR) 192Ir source 1999 ·Medical Physics ·Sang Hyun Cho,(unknown),W. F. Hanson	14
12	On the use of apparent activity for treatment planning of and interstitial brachytherapy sources: Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Subcommittee on Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry 1999 ·Medical Physics ·Jeffrey F. Williamson,Bert M. Coursey,Larry A. DeWerd,W. F. Hanson,Ravinder Nath,Mark J. Rivard,Geoffrey S. Ibbott	23
13	Equilibration of air temperature inside the thimble of a Farmer-type ion chamber 1998 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),(unknown),D Followill,W. F. Hanson	16
14	An empirical relationship for determining photon beam quality in TG-21 from a ratio of percent depth doses 1998 ·Medical Physics ·D Followill,Ramesh Tailor,(unknown),W. F. Hanson	34
15	A first order approximation of field‐size and depth dependence of wedge transmission 1998 ·Medical Physics ·Ramesh Tailor,D Followill,W. F. Hanson	21
16	A generic off-axis energy correction for linac photon beam dosimetry 1998 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),W. F. Hanson	46
17	How water equivalent are water‐equivalent solid materials for output calibration of photon and electron beams? 1995 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),(unknown),W. F. Hanson	87
18	Uncertainty analysis of absorbed dose calculations from thermoluminescence dosimeters 1992 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),W. F. Hanson,D. A. Johnston	136
19	Verification of total body photon irradiation dosimetry techniques 1988 ·Medical Physics ·(unknown),W. F. Hanson,(unknown)	17
20	Contamination of ionization chambers by talcum powder 1988 ·Medical Physics ·W. F. Hanson,(unknown),Robert J. Shalek,(unknown)	4

About W. F. Hanson

W. F. Hanson is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 79 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (59 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (36 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiation (4.8k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (2.9k citations) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (3.4k citations). W. F. Hanson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Egypt and France. Frequent co-authors include Bert M. Coursey, Ravinder Nath, M. Saiful Huq, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Larry A. DeWerd, Jeffrey F. Williamson, D. W. O. Rogers, Peter R. Almond, Peter J. Biggs and Mark J. Rivard. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Applied Physics and Cancer.

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