William B. Harms

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

William B. Harms is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Harms has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Radiation, 33 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William B. Harms's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (47 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (17 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). William B. Harms is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (47 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (17 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). William B. Harms collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. William B. Harms's co-authors include James A. Purdy, Daniel A. Low, Sasa Mutic, Carlos A. Perez, Bahman Emami, Mary V. Graham, Walter Bosch, Mary Ann Lockett, Jeff M. Michalski and Robert E. Drzymala and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Medical Physics and Radiotherapy and Oncology.

In The Last Decade

William B. Harms

48 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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A technique for the quantitative evaluation of dose distributions

1998 2.3k citations Daniel A. Low, William B. Harms et al. Medical Physics profile →
Clinical dose–volume histogram analysis for pneumonitis after 3D treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

1999 986 citations Mary V. Graham, James A. Purdy et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	State of the Art of High Energy Photon Treatment Planning1 2015 ·Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology ·James A. Purdy, John Wong, William B. Harms, Bahman Emami, John W. Matthews	0
2	The CT-Simulation 3-D Treatment Planning Process 2015 ·Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology ·Jeff M. Michalski, James A. Purdy, William B. Harms, John W. Matthews	1
3	3-D Conformal Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer 2015 ·Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology ·Mary V. Graham, James A. Purdy, Bahman Emami, William B. Harms, John Matthews	1
4	3-D Conformal Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer 2015 ·Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology ·Bahman Emami, James A. Purdy, Joseph R. Simpson, William B. Harms, Russell L. Gerber, (unknown)	1
5	Preliminary evaluation of low-grade toxicity with conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer on RTOG 9406 dose levels I and II 2003 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Jeff M. Michalski, Kathryn Winter, James A. Purdy, Richard B. Wilder, Carlos A. Perez, Mack Roach, Matthew Parliament, Alan Pollack, Arnold M. Markoe, William B. Harms, Howard M. Sandler, James D. Cox	56
6	Trade-off to low-grade toxicity with conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer on radiation therapy oncology group 9406 2002 ·Seminars in Radiation Oncology ·Jeff M. Michalski, Kathryn Winter, James A. Purdy, Richard B. Wilder, Carlos A. Perez, Mack Roach, Matthew Parliament, (unknown), Arnold M. Markoe, William B. Harms, Howard M. Sandler, James D. Cox	23
7	The impact of central lung distance, maximal heart distance, and radiation technique on the volumetric dose of the lung and heart for intact breast radiation 2002 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Feng‐Ming Kong, Eric Klein, Jeffrey D. Bradley, David B. Mansur, Marie E. Taylor, Carlos A. Perez, Robert J. Myerson, William B. Harms	91
8	PET-guided three-dimensional treatment planning of intracavitary gynecologic implants 2002 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Sasa Mutic, Perry W. Grigsby, Daniel A. Low, J.F. Dempsey, William B. Harms, Richard Laforest, Walter Bosch, Tom R. Miller	57
9	Preliminary report of toxicity following 3D radiation therapy for prostate cancer on 3DOG/RTOG 9406 2000 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Jeff M. Michalski, James A. Purdy, Kathryn Winter, Mack Roach, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Howard M. Sandler, Arnold M. Markoe, (unknown), (unknown), Scott L. Sailer, William B. Harms, Carlos A. Perez, Richard B. Wilder, Gerald E. Hanks, James D. Cox	233
10	Clinical dose–volume histogram analysis for pneumonitis after 3D treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) breakdown → 1999 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Mary V. Graham, James A. Purdy, Bahman Emami, William B. Harms, Walter Bosch, Mary Ann Lockett, Carlos A. Perez	986
11	Real-time 3D dose calculation and display: A tool for plan optimization 1996 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·John W. Matthews, (unknown), Walter Bosch, William B. Harms, James A. Purdy	8
12	The electronic view box: A software tool for radiation therapy treatment verification 1995 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Walter Bosch, Daniel A. Low, Russell L. Gerber, (unknown), Mary V. Graham, (unknown), William B. Harms, James A. Purdy	4
13	Design of a fully integrated three-dimensional computed tomography simulator and preliminary clinical evaluation 1994 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Carlos A. Perez, James A. Purdy, William B. Harms, Russell L. Gerber, John W. Matthews, Perry W. Grigsby, M.L. Graham, Bahman Emami, Henry K. Lee, Jeff M. Michalski, (unknown)	30
14	Integrated software tools for the evaluation of radiotherapy treatment plans 1994 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Robert E. Drzymala, (unknown), Di Yan, William B. Harms, Nilesh Jain, Michael G. Kahn, Bahman Emami, James A. Purdy	18
15	Portable software tools for 3d radiation therapy planning 1994 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Jonathan Jacky, Ira J. Kalet, Jun Chen, James M. Coggins, Steve Cousins, Robert E. Drzymala, William B. Harms, Michael G. Kahn, Sharon Kromhout-Schiro, George W. Sherouse, Gregg Tracton, J. Unger, Martin S. Weinhous, (unknown)	11
16	Advances in 3-dimensional radiation treatment planning systems: Room-view display with real time interactivity 1993 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·James A. Purdy, William B. Harms, John W. Matthews, Robert E. Drzymala, Bahman Emami, Joseph R. Simpson, (unknown), (unknown)	29
17	Verification data for electron beam dose algorithms 1992 ·Medical Physics ·Almon S. Shiu, Samuel Tung, Kenneth R. Hogstrom, John Wong, Russell L. Gerber, William B. Harms, James A. Purdy, Randall K. Ten Haken, Daniel L. McShan, Benedick A. Fraass	65
18	Three-dimensional photon treatment planning in carcinoma of the larynx 1991 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·L. Coia, James M. Galvin, M Sontag, Peter H. Blitzer, Hermann Brenner, (unknown), Karen P. Doppke, William B. Harms, Margie Hunt, Radhe Mohan, John E. Munzenrider, Joseph R. Simpson	21
19	Abutment of high energy electron fields 1991 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·William B. Harms, James A. Purdy	7
20	Adbances in a 3D radiation treatment planning system 1991 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·James A. Purdy, William B. Harms, John W. Matthews, Robert E. Drzymala, (unknown), Bahman Emami	2

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