Publications by authors named "Bill J Salter"

44Publications

Evaluation of the effects of implementing a diode transmission device into the clinical workflow.

Authors:
Adam B Paxton Vikren Sarkar Jeremy N Kunz Martin Szegedi Hui Zhao Y Jessica Huang Geoff Nelson Prema Rassiah Fan-Chi Frances Su Bill J Salter

Phys Med 2020 Dec 26;80:335-341. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

University of Utah, Department of Radiation Oncology, 1950 Circle of Hope Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.

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December 2020

Comparison of transperineal ultrasound image guidance technique to transabdominal technique for prostate radiation therapy.

Authors:
Martin Szegedi Christine Boehm Adam Paxton Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Vikren Sarkar Hui Zhao Frances Su Kristine E Kokeny Shane Lloyd Jonathan Tward Bill J Salter

Med Phys 2020 Dec 27;47(12):6113-6121. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.

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December 2020

Evaluation of dose distribution differences from five algorithms implemented in three commercial treatment planning systems for lung SBRT.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Adam Paxton Prema Rassiah Kristine E Kokeny Ying J Hitchcock Bill J Salter

J Radiosurg SBRT 2020 ;7(1):57-66

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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January 2020

Using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to generate an initial plan check checklist for improved safety in radiation treatment.

Authors:
Prema Rassiah Fan-Chi Frances Su Y Jessica Huang Dan Spitznagel Vikren Sarkar Martin W Szegedi Hui Zhao Adam B Paxton Geoff Nelson Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2020 Aug 25;21(8):83-91. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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August 2020

Preliminary clinical experience with Calypso anchored beacons for tumor tracking in lung SBRT.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Martin Szegedi Adam Paxton Geoff Nelson Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Chakravarthy B Reddy Randa Tao Ying J Hitchcock Kristine E Kokeny Bill J Salter

Med Phys 2020 Sep 25;47(9):4407-4415. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.

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September 2020

FMEA-guided transition from microSelectron to Flexitron for HDR brachytherapy.

Authors:
Fan-Chi Frances Su YuHuei Jessica Huang Prema Rassiah Bill J Salter

Brachytherapy 2020 Mar - Apr;19(2):241-248. Epub 2020 Feb 16.

Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institution, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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December 2020

A systematic evaluation of the error detection abilities of a new diode transmission detector.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Adam Paxton Jeremy Kunz Martin Szegedi Geoff Nelson Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Y Jessica Huang Frances Su Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2019 Sep 5;20(9):122-132. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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September 2019

An evaluation of the consistency of shifts reported by three different systems for non-coplanar treatments.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Adam Paxton Martin W Szegedi Hui Zhao Long Huang Geoff Nelson Yu-Huei Jessica Huang Fanchi Su Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Bill J Salter

J Radiosurg SBRT 2018 ;5(4):323-330

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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January 2018

Skin dose estimation using virtual structures for Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon breast brachytherapy.

Authors:
YuHuei Jessica Huang Fan-Chi Frances Su David K Gaffney Kristine E Kokeny Hui Zhao Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Bill J Salter Matthew M Poppe

Brachytherapy 2018 Nov - Dec;17(6):956-965. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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April 2019

Impact of prone versus supine positioning on small bowel dose with pelvic intensity modulated radiation therapy.

Authors:
Victor J Gonzalez Craig R Hullett Lindsay Burt Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Vikren Sarkar Jonathan D Tward Lisa J Hazard Y Jessica Huang Bill J Salter David K Gaffney

Adv Radiat Oncol 2017 Apr-Jun;2(2):235-243. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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January 2017

Comparison of 2 transabdominal ultrasound image guidance techniques for prostate and prostatic fossa radiation therapy.

Authors:
Bill J Salter Martin Szegedi Christine Boehm Vikren Sarkar Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Brian Wang Hui Zhao Jessica Huang Long Huang Kris Kokeny Jonathan D Tward

Pract Radiat Oncol 2017 Mar - Apr;7(2):e99-e107. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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March 2017

Detection of late radiation damage on left atrial fibrosis using cardiac late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging.

Authors:
Y Jessica Huang Alexis Harrison Vikren Sarkar Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Martin Szegedi Long Huang Brent Wilson David K Gaffney Bill J Salter

Adv Radiat Oncol 2016 Apr-Jun;1(2):106-114. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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April 2016

Head to head comparison of two commercial phantoms used for SRS QA.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Long Huang Yu-Huei Jessica Huang Martin W Szegedi Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Bill J Salter

J Radiosurg SBRT 2016 ;4(3):213-223

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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January 2016

Dosimetric evaluation of abdominal compression as a method to reduce the incidence of radiation-induced pneumonitis in lung SBRT treatment.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Long Huang Yu-Huei Jessica Huang Martin W Szegedi Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Ying J Hitchcock Kristine E Kokeny Brian Wang Bill J Salter

J Radiosurg SBRT 2016 ;4(2):125-132

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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January 2016

Planning for mARC treatments with the Eclipse treatment planning system.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Long Huang Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Jessica Huang Martin Szegedi Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2015 Mar 8;16(2):5351. Epub 2015 Mar 8.

University of Utah.

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March 2015

Percent depth-dose distribution discrepancies from very small volume ion chambers.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Brian Wang Hui Zhao Bart Lynch Joshua A James Kiernan T McCullough Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2015 Mar 8;16(2):5230. Epub 2015 Mar 8.

University of Utah.

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March 2015

Low dose detection of γ radiation via solvent assisted fluorescence quenching.

Authors:
Ji-Min Han Miao Xu Brian Wang Na Wu Xiaomei Yang Haori Yang Bill J Salter Ling Zang

J Am Chem Soc 2014 Apr 20;136(13):5090-6. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah , 36 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.

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April 2014

Self-expanding stent effects on radiation dosimetry in esophageal cancer.

Authors:
Samual R Francis Christopher J Anker Brian Wang Greg V Williams Kristen Cox Douglas G Adler Dennis C Shrieve Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2013 Jul 8;14(4):4218. Epub 2013 Jul 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

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July 2013

An evaluation of interference of inflatable penile prostheses with electromagnetic localization and tracking system.

Authors:
Brian Wang Jonathan D Tward Bill J Salter

Med Phys 2012 Aug;39(8):4807-11

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

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August 2012

Dosimetric evaluation of a "virtual" image-guidance alternative to explicit 6 degree of freedom robotic couch correction.

Authors:
Vikren Sarkar Brian Wang Jacob Hinkle Victor J Gonzalez Ying J Hitchcock Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Sarang Joshi Bill J Salter

Pract Radiat Oncol 2012 Apr-Jun;2(2):122-37. Epub 2011 Sep 25.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address:

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March 2014

Initial experience and clinical comparison of two image guidance methods for SBRT treatment: 4DCT versus respiratory-triggered imaging.

Authors:
Brian Wang Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Hui Zhao Y Jessica Huang Vikren Sarkar Martin Szegedi Kristine E Kokeny Christopher J Anker Dennis C Shrieve Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2011 Jan 31;12(3):3429. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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January 2011

Rotational IMRT delivery using a digital linear accelerator in very high dose rate 'burst mode'.

Authors:
Bill J Salter Vikren Sarkar Brian Wang Himanshu Shukla Martin Szegedi Prema Rassiah-Szegedi

Phys Med Biol 2011 Apr 2;56(7):1931-46. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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April 2011

Evaluation of fluence-smoothing feature for three IMRT planning systems.

Authors:
Christopher J Anker Brian Wang Matt Tobler Julie Chapek Dennis C Shrieve Ying J Hitchcock Bill J Salter

J Appl Clin Med Phys 2010 Apr 16;11(2):3035. Epub 2010 Apr 16.

Department of Radiation Oncology. Huntsman Cancer Hospital. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.

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April 2010

IMRT commissioning: multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119.

Authors:
Gary A Ezzell Jay W Burmeister Nesrin Dogan Thomas J LoSasso James G Mechalakos Dimitris Mihailidis Andrea Molineu Jatinder R Palta Chester R Ramsey Bill J Salter Jie Shi Ping Xia Ning J Yue Ying Xiao

Med Phys 2009 Nov;36(11):5359-73

Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, MCSB Concourse, Phoenix, Arizona 89054, USA.

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November 2009

Optimization of isocenter location for intensity modulated stereotactic treatment of small intracranial targets.

Authors:
Bill J Salter Martin Fuss Vikren Sarkar Brian Wang Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Niko Papanikolaou Scott Hollingshaus Dennis C Shrieve

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009 Feb;73(2):546-55

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah-Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, USA.

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February 2009

Evaluation of alignment error due to a speed artifact in stereotactic ultrasound image guidance.

Authors:
Bill J Salter Brian Wang Martin W Szegedi Prema Rassiah-Szegedi Dennis C Shrieve Roger Cheng Martin Fuss

Phys Med Biol 2008 Dec 12;53(23):N437-45. Epub 2008 Nov 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah-Huntsman Cancer Institute, UT, USA.

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December 2008

Conformity of LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery using dynamic conformal arcs and micro-multileaf collimator.

Authors:
Lisa J Hazard Brian Wang Thomas B Skidmore Shyh-Shi Chern Bill J Salter Randy L Jensen Dennis C Shrieve

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009 Feb 17;73(2):562-70. Epub 2008 Jun 17.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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February 2009

MOSFET sensitivity dependence on integrated dose from high-energy photon beams.

Authors:
James A Tanyi Shane P Krafft Tomoe Hagio Martin Fuss Bill J Salter

Med Phys 2008 Jan;35(1):39-47

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.

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January 2008

Standard fractionation intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) of primary and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Authors:
Clifton D Fuller Mehee Choi Britta Forthuber Samuel J Wang Nancy Rajagiriyil Bill J Salter Martin Fuss

Radiat Oncol 2007 Jul 14;2:26. Epub 2007 Jul 14.

Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.

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July 2007

Intensity-modulated radiosurgery: improving dose gradients and maximum dose using post inverse-optimization interactive dose shaping.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter

Technol Cancer Res Treat 2007 Jun;6(3):197-204

Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.

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June 2007

Intensity-modulated Radiosurgery for patients with brain metastases: a mature outcomes analysis.

Authors:
Samuel J Wang Mehee Choi Clifton D Fuller Bill J Salter Martin Fuss

Technol Cancer Res Treat 2007 Jun;6(3):161-8

Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, MC L337, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.

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June 2007

Image-guidance for stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Judit Boda-Heggemann Nikos Papanikolau Bill J Salter

Med Dosim 2007 ;32(2):102-10

Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA.

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August 2007

Phantom investigation of 3D motion-dependent volume aliasing during CT simulation for radiation therapy planning.

Authors:
James A Tanyi Martin Fuss Vladimir Varchena Jack L Lancaster Bill J Salter

Radiat Oncol 2007 Feb 24;2:10. Epub 2007 Feb 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.

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February 2007

Image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Adrian Wong Clifton D Fuller Bill J Salter Cristina Fuss Charles R Thomas

Gastrointest Cancer Res 2007 Jan;1(1):2-11

Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, San Antonio, and the Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.

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January 2007

Monte Carlo characterization of target doses in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).

Authors:
Premavathy Rassiah-Szegedi Bill J Salter Clifton D Fuller Melissa Blough Niko Papanikolaou Martin Fuss

Acta Oncol 2006 ;45(7):989-94

Cancer Therapy & Research Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

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February 2007

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for centrally located lung lesions.

Authors:
Melissa Joyner Bill J Salter Niko Papanikolaou Martin Fuss

Acta Oncol 2006 ;45(7):802-7

Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

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February 2007

Image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy for gallbladder carcinoma.

Authors:
Clifton D Fuller Charles R Thomas Adrian Wong Sean X Cavanaugh Bill J Salter Terence S Herman Martin Fuss

Radiother Oncol 2006 Oct 12;81(1):65-72. Epub 2006 Sep 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA.

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October 2006

External beam radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: potential of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiation therapy.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter Terence S Herman Charles R Thomas

Gastroenterology 2004 Nov;127(5 Suppl 1):S206-17

Department of Radiation Oncology, UTHSC at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.

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November 2004

Daily ultrasound-based image-guided targeting for radiotherapy of upper abdominal malignancies.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter Sean X Cavanaugh Cristina Fuss Amir Sadeghi Clifton D Fuller Ardow Ameduri James M Hevezi Terence S Herman Charles R Thomas

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004 Jul;59(4):1245-56

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

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July 2004

Repositioning accuracy of a commercially available thermoplastic mask system.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter Dennis Cheek Amir Sadeghi James M Hevezi Terence S Herman

Radiother Oncol 2004 Jun;71(3):339-45

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

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June 2004

Repositioning accuracy of a commercially available double-vacuum whole body immobilization system for stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter Premavathy Rassiah D Cheek Sean X Cavanaugh Terence S Herman

Technol Cancer Res Treat 2004 Feb;3(1):59-67

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.

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February 2004

Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography-simulation process: report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66.

Authors:
Sasa Mutic Jatinder R Palta Elizabeth K Butker Indra J Das M Saiful Huq Leh-Nien Dick Loo Bill J Salter Cynthia H McCollough Jacob Van Dyk

Med Phys 2003 Oct;30(10):2762-92

Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.

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October 2003

Daily stereotactic ultrasound prostate targeting: inter-user variability.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Sean X Cavanaugh Cristina Fuss Dennis A Cheek Bill J Salter

Technol Cancer Res Treat 2003 Apr;2(2):161-70

Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

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April 2003

Fractionated stereotactic intensity-modulated radiotherapy (FS-IMRT) for small acoustic neuromas.

Authors:
Martin Fuss Bill J Salter Amir Sadeghi Dennis G Vollmer James M Hevezi Terence S Herman

Med Dosim 2002 ;27(2):147-54

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229, USA.

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December 2002