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2018 Papers

Monte Carlo study of ionization chamber magnetic field correction factors as a function of angle and beam quality
Medical Physics 45 (2018) 908 -- 925
V N Malkov and D W O Rogers


RECORDS: improved Reporting of montE CarlO RaDiation transport Studies: Report of AAPM Research Committee TG 268
Medical Physics 45 (2018) e1--e5
I Sechopoulos, D W O Rogers, M Bazalova-Carter, W E Bolch, E C Heath, M F McNitt-Gray, J Sempau and J F Williamson


Reply to Comment on `egs_brachy: a versatile and fast Monte Carlo code for brachytherapy'
Physics in Medicine and Biology 63 (2018) 038002(5pp)
R M Thomson, R E P Taylor, M J P Chamberland and D W O Rogers

2017 Papers

Sensitive volume effects on Monte Carlo calculated ion chamber response in magnetic fields
Medical Physics 44 (2017) 4854 -- 4858
V N Malkov and D W O Rogers
Published as a Medical Physics Letter

2016 Papers

egs_brachy: a fast Monte Carlo code for brachytherapy dose calculations
Physics in Medicine and Biology 61 (2016) 8214 -- 8231
Marc J P Chamberland, Randle E P Taylor, D W O Rogers and Rowan M Thomson

Charged particle transport in magnetic fields in EGSnrc
Medical Physics 43 (2016) 4447 -- 4458
V N Malkov and D W O Rogers
Editor's Pick for July 2016, Open access

2015 Papers

Monte Carlo reference data sets for imaging research: Executive summary of the report of AAPM Research Committee Task Group 195
Medical Physics 42 (2015) 5679 -- 5691
I. Sechopoulos, E. S. M. Ali, A. Badal, A. Badano, J. M. Boone, I. S. Kyprianou, E. Mainegra-Hing, K. L. McMillan, M. F. McNitt-Gray, D. W. O. Rogers, E. Samei and A. C. Turner
Full TG195 report (62pp)

Towards a quantitative, measurement-based estimate of the uncertainty in photon mass attenuation coefficients at radiation therapy energies
Physics in Medicine and Biology 60 (2015) 1641 -- 1654
E. S. M. Ali, B. Spencer, M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

2014 Papers

Effect of improved TLD dosimetry on the determination of dose rate constants for 125I and 103Pd brachytherapy seeds
Medical Physics 41 (2014) 114301 (15pp)
M. Rodriguez and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo calculations of electron beam quality conversion factors for several ion chamber types
Medical Physics 41 (2014) 111701 (15pp)
B. R. Muir and D. W. O. Rogers

Determination of relative ion chamber calibration coefficients from depth-ionization measurements in clinical electron beams
Physics in Medicine and Biology 59 (2014) 5953 -- 5969
B. R. Muir, M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

Addendum to the AAPM's TG--51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon beams
Medical Physics 41 (2014) 041501 (20pp)
M. R. McEwen, L. A. DeWerd, G. S. Ibbott, D. S. Followill, D. W. O. Rogers, S. M. Seltzer and J. P. Seuntjens

2013 Papers

Monte Carlo calculations for reference dosimetry of electron beams with the PTW Roos and NE2571 ion chambers
Medical Physics 40 (2013) 121722 (16pp)
B. R. Muir and D. W. O. Rogers

Comment on `Monte Carlo simulation on a gold nanoparticle irradiated by electron beams'
Physics in Medicine and Biology 58 (2013) 1999 -- 2001
D. W. O. Rogers

On determining dose rate constants spectroscopically
Medical Physics 40 (2013) 011713, 10pp
M. Rodriguez and D. W. O. Rogers

2012 Papers

Unfolding linac photon spectra and incident electron energies from experimental transmission data, with direct independent validation
Medical Physics 39 (2012) 6585 -- 6596
E. S. M. Ali and M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd COMS eye plaques for intraocular tumors: Report of Task Group 129 by the AAPM and ABS
Medical Physics 39 (2012) 6161 -- 6184
Sou-Tung Chiu-Tsao, Melvin A. Astrahan, Paul T. Finger, David S. Followill, Ali S. Meigooni, Christopher S. Melhus, Firas Mourtada, Mary E. Napolitano, Ravinder Nath, Mark J. Rivard, D. W. O. Rogers, and Rowan M. Thomson

Detailed high-accuracy megavoltage transmission measurements: A sensitive experimental benchmark of EGSnrc
Medical Physics 39 (2012) 5990 -- 6003
E. S. M. Ali and M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

An improved physics-based approach for unfolding megavoltage bremsstrahlung spectra using transmission analysis
Medical Physics 39 (2012) 1663 -- 1675
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

Beam quality conversion factors for parallel-plate ionization chambers in MV photon beams
Medical Physics 39 (2012) 1618 -- 1631
B. R. Muir, M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

Functional forms for photon spectra of clinical linacs
Physics in Medicine and Biology 57 (2012) 31 -- 50
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

2011 Papers

Changes in dose with segmentation of breast tissues in Monte Carlo calculations for low-energy brachytherapy
Medical Physics 38 (2011) 4858 -- 4865
J. G. H. Sutherland, R. M. Thomson and D. W. O. Rogers

Measured and Monte Carlo calculated kQ factors: accuracy and comparison
Medical Physics 38 (2011) 4600-- 4609
B. R. Muir, M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

Point/Counterpoint: All graduate medical physics programs should have an original research component
Medical Physics 38 (2011) 2315 -- 2317
D. W. O. Rogers, Janelle A. Molloy, and Colin G. Orton

The central electrode correction factor for high-Z electrodes in small ionization chambers
Medical Physics 38 (2011) 1081 -- 1088
B. R. Muir and D. W. O. Rogers

Comparison of dose calculation methods for brachytherapy of intraocular tumors
Medical Physics 38 (2011) 306 -- 311
Mark J. Rivard, Sou-Tung Chiu-Tsao, Paul T. Finger, Ali S. Meigooni, Christopher S. Melhus, Firas Mourtada, Mary E. Napolitano, D. W. O. Rogers, Rowan M. Thomson and Ravinder Nath

2010 Papers

Monte Carlo calculations of kQ, the beam quality conversion factor
Medical Physics 37 (2010) 5939 -- 5950
B. R. Muir and D. W. O. Rogers

Modified COMS plaques for 125I and 103Pd iris melanoma brachytherapy
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. (Red Journal) 78 (2010) 1261 -- 1269
R. M. Thomson, K. M. Furutani, J. S. Pulido, S. L. Stafford and D. W. O. Rogers

Re-evaluation of the product of (W/e)air and the graphite to air stopping-power ratio for 60Co air kerma standards
Physics in Medicine and Biology 55 (2010) 3577-3595
R. M. Thomson and D. W. O. Rogers

Reply to 'On the pdis correction factor for cylindrical chambers'

Physics in Medicine and Biology 55 (2010) L17 -- L19
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers
A more extensive response is given here

Monte Carlo calculated absorbed-dose energy dependence of EBT and EBT2 film
Medical Physics 37 (2010) 1110 -- 1116
J. G. H. Sutherland and D. W. O. Rogers

Replacement correction factors for plane-parallel ion chambers in electron beams
Medical Physics 37 (2010) 461 -- 465
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

2009 Papers (see book chapters)

Monte Carlo dosimetry for 125I and 103Pd eye plaque brachytherapy with various seed models
Medical Physics 37 (2009) 368 -- 376
R. M. Thomson and D. W. O. Rogers

Replacement correction factors for cylindrical ion chambers in electron beams
Medical Physics 36 (2009) 4600 -- 4608
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

Accuracy of Spencer-Attix cavity theory and calculations of fluence correction factors for the air kerma formalism
Medical Physics 36 (2009) 4173 -- 4183
D. J. La Russa and D. W. O. Rogers

Study of the effective point of measurement for ion chambers in electron beams by Monte Carlo simulation
Medical Physics 36 (2009) 2034 -- 2042
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

Systematic uncertainties in the Monte Carlo calculation of ion chamber replacement correction factors
Medical Physics 36 (2009) 1785 -- 1789
L. L. W. Wang, D. J. La Russa and D. W. O. Rogers

The replacement correction factors for cylindrical chambers in high-energy photon beams
Physics in Medicine and Biology 54 (2009) 1609 -- 1620
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

2008 Papers

Accuracy of EGSnrc calculations of the response of various ion chambers to 60Co beams
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 5629 -- 5640
D. J. La Russa and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo dosimetry for 125I and 103Pd eye plaque brachytherapy
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 5530 -- 5543
R. M. Thomson, R. E. P. Taylor and D. W. O. Rogers
The associated database is available

EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculated dosimetry parameters for 192Ir and 169Yb brachytherapy sources
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 4933 -- 4944
R. E. P. Taylor and D. W. O. Rogers

The replacement correction factor for the BIPM flat cavity ion chamber and the value of W/e
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 4410 -- 4416
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

An EGSnrc Monte Carlo-calculated database of TG-43 parameters
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 4228 -- 4241
R. E. P. Taylor and D. W. O. Rogers
The associated database is available here
More accurate fitting of 125I and 103Pd radial dose functions
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 4242 -- 4250
R. E. P. Taylor and D. W. O. Rogers

Quantifying the effect of off-focal radiation on the output of kilovoltage x-ray systems
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 4149 -- 4160
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

Relationship between %dd(10)x and stopping-power ratios for flattening filter free accelerators: a Monte Carlo study
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 2104 -- 2109
G. Xiong and D. W. O. Rogers

Calculation of the replacement correction factors for ion chambers in megavoltage beams by Monte Carlo simulation
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 1747 -- 1755
L. L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

Fifty years of AAPM involvement in radiation dosimetry
Medical Physics 35 (2008) 1418 -- 1427
G. Ibbott, C.-M. C. Ma, D. W. O. Rogers, S. Seltzer, and J. Williamson

Benchmarking EGSnrc in the kilovoltage energy range against experimental measurements of charged particle backscatter coefficients
Physics in Medicine and Biology 53 (2008) 1511 -- 1527
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

Energy spectra and angular distributions of charged particles backscattered from solid targets
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 53 (2008) 055505 (9pp)
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

2007 Papers

Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo-based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
Medical Physics 34 (2007) 4818 --4853
I. J. Chetty, B. Curran, J. Cygler, J. J. DeMarco, G. Ezzell, B. A. Faddegon, I. Kawrakow, P. J. Keall, H. Liu, C. -M. C. Ma, D. W. O. Rogers, J. Seuntjens, D. Sheikh-Bagheri , J. V. Siebers
Monte Carlo Study of Si Diode Response in Electron Beams
Medical Physics 34 (2007) 1734 -- 1742
Lilie L. W. Wang and D. W. O. Rogers

Benchmarking BrachyDose: Voxel based EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculations of TG-43 dosimetry parameters
Medical Physics 34 (2007) 445 -- 457
R. E. P. Taylor, G. Yegin, and D. W. O. Rogers

Efficiency improvements of x-ray simulations in EGSnrc user-codes using Bremsstrahlung Cross Section Enhancement (BCSE)
Medical Physics 34 (2007) 2143 -- 2154
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

An experimental and computational investigation of the standard temperature-pressure correction factor for ion chambers in kilovoltage x rays
Medical Physics 34 (2007) 4690 -- 4699
Daniel J. La Russa, M. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

2006 Papers (see book chapters)


On the accuracy of techniques for obtaining the calibration coefficient NK of 192Ir HDR brachytherapy sources
Medical Physics 33 (2006) 3340 -- 3347
E. Mainegra-Hing and D. W. O. Rogers
Wall correction factors, Pwall, for parallel plate ionization chambers
Medical Physics 33 (2006) 1788 -- 1796
L. A. Buckley and D. W. O. Rogers

Wall correction factors, Pwall, for thimble ionization chambers
Medical Physics 33 (2006) 455 -- 464
L. A. Buckley and D. W. O. Rogers

Fifty years of Monte Carlo simulations for medical physics
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 50-th anniversary special issue
51 (2006) R287 -- R301
D. W. O. Rogers

An EGSnrc investigation of the Ptp correction factor for ion chambers in kilovoltage x-rays
Medical Physics 33 (2006) 4590 -- 4599
Daniel J. La Russa and D. W. O. Rogers

Point/Counterpoint: Scientific citation indices are useful in evaluating medical physicists for promotion and tenure
Medical Physics 33 (2006) 1 -- 3
D. W. O. Rogers and W. R. Hendee

2005 Papers


Monte Carlo modelling of the response of NRC's 90Sr/90Y primary beta standard
Medical Physics 32 (2005) 3084 -- 3094
T. P. Selvam, P. R. B. Saull and D. W. O. Rogers

A Monte Carlo derived TG--51 equivalent calibration for helical tomotherapy
Medical Physics 32 (2005) 1346 -- 1153
S. D. Thomas, M. Mackenzie, D. W. O. Rogers and B. G. Fallone

Calculation of energy deposition kernels for photons and dose point kernels for electrons
Medical Physics 32 (2005) 685 -- 699
E. Mainegra-Hing, D. W. O. Rogers and I. Kawrakow

An experimental and Monte Carlo investigation of the energy dependence of alanine/EPR dosimetry: II. Clinical electron beams
Physics in Medicine and Biology 50 (2005) 1119 -- 1129
G. G. Zeng, M. R. McEwen, D. W. O. Rogers and N. V. Klassen

2004 Papers


CSnrc: correlated sampling Monte Carlo calculations using EGSnrc
Medical Physics 31 (2004) 3425 -- 3435
L. A. Buckley, I. Kawrakow and D. W. O. Rogers

Large efficiency improvements in BEAMnrc using directional bremsstrahlung splitting
Medical Physics 31 (2004) 2883 -- 2898
I. Kawrakow, D. W. O. Rogers and B. R. B. Walters

Evidence for using Monte Carlo calculated wall attenuation and scatter correction factors for three styles of graphite-walled ion chambers
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 49 (2004) 2491 -- 2501
J. P. McCaffrey, E. Mainegra-Hing, I. Kawrakow, K. R. Shortt and D. W. O. Rogers

Accuracy of the Burns equation for stopping-power ratio as a function of depth and R50
Medical Physics 31 (2004) 2961 -- 2963
D. W. O. Rogers

Point/Counterpoint: Physicists are better educated for a career in medical physics if they graduate from a specialized medical physics graduate program rather than from a more traditional physics graduate program
Medical Physics 31 (2004) 955 -- 957
E. B. Podgorsak and D. W. O. Rogers
An experimental and Monte Carlo investigation of the energy dependence of alanine/EPR dosimetry: I. Clinical x-ray beams
Physics in Medicine and Biology 49 (2004) 257 -- 270
G. G. Zeng, M. R. McEwen, D. W. O. Rogers and N. V. Klassen

2003 Papers

Which accelerator photon beams are ``clinic-like'' for reference dosimetry purposes?
Medical Physics 30 (2003) 1546 -- 1555
N. Kalach and D. W. O. Rogers

An EGSnrc investigation of cavity theory for ion chambers measuring air kerma
Medical Physics 30 (2003) 1211 -- 1218
L. A. Buckley and I. Kawrakow and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo calculated correction factors for primary standards of air-kerma
Medical Physics 30 (2003) 521 -- 543
D. W. O. Rogers and I Kawrakow

Calculations for plane-parallel ion chambers in 60Co beams using the EGSnrc Monte Carlo code
Medical Physics 30 (2003) 179 -- 189
E. Mainegra-Hing, I. Kawrakow and D. W. O. Rogers

2002 Papers

History by history statistical estimators in the BEAM code system
Medical Physics 29 (2002) 2745 -- 2752
B. R. B. Walters, I. Kawrakow and D. W. O. Rogers

Review of ICRU Report 64: Dosimetry of high-energy photon beams based on standards of absorbed dose to water
Physics in Medicine and Biology 47 (2002) 3663 -- 3665
D. W. O. Rogers
An invited and refereed review which is a minority report.
A much more detailed unpublished set of comments on the report is available here

Monte Carlo calculation of nine megavoltage photon beam spectra using the BEAM code
Medical Physics 29 (2002) 391 -- 402
D. Sheikh-Bagheri and D. W. O. Rogers

Sensitivity of megavoltage photon beam Monte Carlo simulations to electron beam parameters
Medical Physics 29 (2002) 379 -- 390
D. Sheikh-Bagheri and D. W. O. Rogers

Multigroup discrete ordinates modelling of 125I 6702 seed dose distributions using a broad energy-group cross section representation
Medical Physics 29 (2002) 113 -- 124
G. M. Daskalov, R. S. Baker, D. W. O. Rogers and J. F. Williamson

Calculated and measured air-kerma response of ionization chambers in low and medium energy photon beams
in `Recent developments in accurate radiation dosimetry, Proc. of an Int'l Workshop', Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI
pp69 -- 84, 2002
J. P. Seuntjens, I. Kawrakow, J. Borg, F. Hobeila and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiotherapy
Physics in Canada 58#2(2002) 63 -- 70
D. W. O. Rogers
Associated front cover of Physics in Canada

2001 Papers


The EGSnrc System, a status report
in Advanced Monte Carlo for Radiation Physics, Particle Transport Simulation and Applications: Proc. of the Monte Carlo 2000 Meeting Lisbon
pages 135 -- 140, Springer, Berlin, 2001
I. Kawrakow and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo techniques for primary standards of ionizing radiation and for dosimetry protocols
in Advanced Monte Carlo for Radiation Physics, Particle Transport Simulation and Applications: Proc. of the Monte Carlo 2000 Meeting Lisbon
pages 291 -- 298, Springer, Berlin, 2001
D. W. O. Rogers

2000 Papers (selected)

Absorbed-dose beam quality conversion factors for cylindrical chambers in high-energy photon beams
Medical Physics 27 (2000) 2763 -- 2779
J. P. Seuntjens, C. K. Ross, K. R. Shortt and D. W. O. Rogers

Dosimetric Modeling of the MicroSelectron High-Dose Rate $^{192}$Ir Source by the Multigroup Discrete Ordinates Method
Medical Physics 27 (2000) 2307 -- 2319
G. M. Daskalov, R. S. Baker, D. W. O. Rogers and J. F. Williamson

Two-Dimensional Discrete Ordinates Photon Transport Calculations for Brachytherapy Dosimetry Applications
Nuclear Science and Engineering 134(2000) 121 -- 134}
G. M. Daskalov, R. S. Baker, R. C. Little, D. W. O. Rogers and J. F. Williamson

Comparison of measured and Monte Carlo calculated dose distributions from the NRC linac
Medical Physics 27 (2000) 2256 -- 2266
D. Sheikh-Bagheri, D. W. O. Rogers, C. K. Ross and J. P. Seuntjens

Monte Carlo study of correction factors for Spencer-Attix cavity theory at photon energies at or above 100 keV
Medical Physics 27 (2000) 1804 -- 1813
J. Borg, I. Kawrakow, D. W. O. Rogers and J. P. Seuntjens

Questions for comparison of clinical Monte Carlo codes
Proceedings of XIIIth Internationl Conf on the Use of Computers in Radiotherapy (2000) 120 --122
D. W. O. Rogers and R Mohan
For digital data related to these benchmarks, see here

1999 Papers

Monte Carlo simulation of a typical 60Co therapy source
Medical Physics 26 (1999) 2494 -- 2502
G. Mora, A. Maio and D. W. O. Rogers

Spectra and Air-Kerma Strength for Encapsulated 192Ir Sources
Medical Physics 26 (1999) 2441 -- 2444
J. Borg and D. W. O. Rogers

AAPM's TG--51 Protocol for Clinical Reference Dosimetry of High-Energy Photon and Electron Beams
Medical Physics 26 (1999) 1847 -- 1870
P. R. Almond, P. J. Biggs, B. M. Coursey, W. F. Hanson, M. S. Huq, R. Nath and D. W. O. Rogers
High resolution versions of figures from TG51
Monte Carlo investigation of electron beam output factors vs size of square cutout
Medical Physics, 26 (1999) 743 -- 750
G. G. Zhang, D. W. O. Rogers, J. E. Cygler and T. R. Mackie

Corrected relationship between %dd(10)x and stopping-power ratios
Medical Physics, 26 (1999) 538 -- 540
D. W. O. Rogers and C. L. Yang

Correcting for electron contamination at dose maximum in photon beams
Medical Physics, 26 (1999) 533 -- 537
D. W. O. Rogers

1998 Papers (selected)

A new approach to electron beam reference dosimetry
Medical Physics 25 (1998) 310 -- 320
D. W. O. Rogers

Effects of changes in stopping-power ratios with field size on electron beam relative output factors
Medical Physics 25 (1998) 1711 -- 1724
G. G. Zhang, D. W. O. Rogers, J. E. Cygler and T. R. Mackie

1990-1997 Papers (selected)

Accurate characterization of Monte Carlo calculated electron beams for radiotherapy
Medical Physics 24 (1997) 401 -- 416
C-M. Ma, B. A. Faddegon, D. W. O. Rogers and T. R. Mackie

Mean energy, energy-range relationship and depth-scaling factors for clinical electron beams
Medical Physics 23 (1996) 361 -- 376
G. X. Ding, D. W. O. Rogers and T. R. Mackie

BEAM: A Monte Carlo code to simulate radiotherapy treatment units
Med Phys 22 (1995) 503 -- 524
D W O Rogers, B A Faddegon, G X Ding, C-M Ma, J Wei and T R Mackie
Winner of 2005 Informal COMP Citation Award

Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry and Medical Physics
Physics in Canada, Special Issue, Vol 51(#4) 1995, 178 -- 181
D. W. O. Rogers

Electron mass scattering powers: Monte Carlo and analytical calculations
Medical Physics 22 (1995) 531-541
X. A. Li and D. W. O. Rogers,

Reducing Electron Contamination for Photon-Beam-Quality Specification
Medical Physics, 21 (1994) 791 -- 798
X. A. Li and D. W. O. Rogers

The calibration and use of plane-parallel ionization chambers for dosimetry of electron beams: An extension of the 1983 AAPM protocol report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 39
Medical Physics, 21 (1994) 1251 -- 1260
P. R. Almond, F. H. Attix, S. Goetsch, L. J. Humphries, H. Kubo, R. Nath and D. W. O. Rogers

Towards a Dosimetry System Based on Absorbed-Dose Standards
in ``Proceedings of the IAEA International Symposium on Measurement Assurance in Dosimetry '' (IAEA, Vienna)(1994) 565 -- 580
D. W. O. Rogers, C. K. Ross, K. R. Shortt, N. V. Klassen and A. F. Bielajew

Beam quality specification for photon beam dosimetry
Medical Physics , 20 (1993) 1181 -- 1188
A. Kosunen and D. W. O. Rogers

Wall correction and absorbed dose conversion factors for Fricke dosimetry: Monte Carlo calculations and measurements
Medical Physics , 20 (1993) 283 --292
C.-M. Ma, D. W. O. Rogers, K. R. Shortt, C. K. Ross, A. E. Nahum and A. F. Bielajew

Comparisons of thick-target bremsstrahlung calculations by EGS4 and ITS
Nucler Instruments and Methods , A327 (1993) 556 -- 565
B. A. Faddegon and D. W. O. Rogers

Re-evaluation of the total stopping power of polystyrene for 5.3 MeV electrons
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 37 (1992) 969 -- 983
D. W. O. Rogers and B. A. Faddegon

Implications of new correction factors on primary air kerma standards in up>^{60Co beams}
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 37 (1992) 1283 -- 1291
A. F. Bielajew and D. W. O. Rogers

The advantages of absorbed-dose calibration factors
Medical Physics 19 (1992) 1227 -- 1239
D. W. O. Rogers

The role of Monte Carlo simulation of electron transport in radiation dosimetry
Int'l J. Appl. Radiation and Isotopes 42 (1991) 965 -- 974
D. W. O. Rogers

Calculation of water/air stopping-power ratios using EGS4 with explicit treatment of electron - positron differences
Medical Physics 18 (1991) 1222 - 1228
C. Malamut, D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew

Wall attenuation and scatter corrections for ion chambers: measurements versus calculations
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 35 (1990) 1065 -- 1078
D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew

Some Papers Prior to 1990

The Role of Humidity and Other Correction Factors in the AAPM TG--21 Dosimetry Protocol
Medical Physics 15 (1988) 40 -- 48
D. W. O. Rogers and C. K. Ross

Calculation of Electron Contamination in a 60Co Therapy Beam
in ``Proceedings of the IAEA International Symposium on Dosimetry in Radiotherapy'' (IAEA, Vienna), Vol 1 (1988) 303 -- 312 (scanned 1.7Mbyte)
D. W. O. Rogers, G. M. Ewart, A. F. Bielajew and G. van Dyk

Generation of energy deposition kernels using the EGS Monte Carlo code
Physics in Medicine and Biology 33 (1988) 1-20
T. R. Mackie, A. F. Bielajew, D. W. O. Rogers and J. J. Battista

PRESTA: The Parameter Reduced Electron-Step Transport Algorithm for electron Monte Carlo transport
Nuclear Instruments and Methods B18 (1987) 165 -- 181
A. F. Bielajew and D. W. O. Rogers

Differences in Electron Depth Dose Curves Calculated with EGS and ETRAN and Improved Energy Range Relationships
Medical Physics 13 (1986) 687 -- 694
D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew

The Dependence of Mass Energy Absorption Coefficient Ratios on Beam Size and Depth in a Phantom
Medical Physics 13 (1986) 496 -- 502
J. R. Cunningham, M. Woo, D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew

Ion chamber response and Awall correction factors in a 60Co beam by Monte Carlo simulation
Physics in Medicine and Biology 30 (1985) 429 -- 443
D. W. O. Rogers, A. F. Bielajew and A. E. Nahum

Monte Carlo simulation of ion chamber response to 60Co -- Resolution of anomalies associated with interfaces
Physics in Medicine and Biology 30 (1985) 419 -- 428
A. F. Bielajew, D. W. O. Rogers and A. E. Nahum

Fluence to Dose Equivalent Conversion Factors Calculated with EGS3 for Electrons
from 100 keV to 20 GeV and Photons from 20 keV to 20 GeV
Health Physics 46 (1984) 891 -- 914 (scanned pdf, 3.7Mbyte)
D. W. O. Rogers

Low energy electron transport with EGS
Nuclear Instruments and Methods 227 (1984) 535 -- 548
D. W. O. Rogers

A Measurement of Absorbed Dose to Water per Unit Incident 7 MeV Photon Fluence
Physics in Medicine and Biology 29 (1984) 1555 -- 1570
H. Mach and D. W. O. Rogers

A Nearly Mono-Energetic 6 to 7 MeV Photon Calibration Source
Health Physics 45 (1983) 127 -- 137 (scanned pdf, 890kbyte)
D. W. O. Rogers

More realistic Monte Carlo calculations of photon detector response functions
Nuclear Instruments and Methods 199 (1982) 531 -- 548
D. W. O. Rogers

Why Not to Trust a Neutron Remmeter
Health Physics 37 (1979) 735 -- 742 (scanned pdf, 2.5Mbyte)
D. W. O. Rogers

Analytic and Graphical Methods for Assigning Errors to Parameters in Non-Linear Least Squares Fitting
Nuclear Instruments & Methods 127 (1975) 253 -- 260
D. W. O. Rogers

Renewable Energy papers(1980)

Energy Resource Requirements of a Solar Heating System
Energy 5 (1980) 75 -- 86
D. W. O. Rogers

Errors in a Risk Assesment of Renewable Resources
Energy 5 (1980) 101 -- 103
D. W. O. Rogers and R. J. Templin


Some nuclear physics papers 1969-1975

The three particle structure of 19F
Nuclear Physics A207 (1973) 465 -- 485
D. W. O. Rogers
Based on PhD Thesis

New High Spin States in 19F and a Possible K = 3/2+ Band
Phys. Rev. Lett. 27 (1971) 1460 -- 1463
W. R. Dixon, R. S. Storey, J. H. Aitken, A. E. Litherland and D. W. O. Rogers

The very first paper

Discovery of the 11/2+ level in 19F
Physics Letters B (1969) 653 -- 655
J. H. Aitken, K. W. Allen, R. E. Azuma, A. E. Litherland and D. W. O. Rogers

Book Chapters (since 1990 -6 others in 1988)

General characteristics of radiation dosimeters and a terminology to describe them
Clinical Dosimetry Measurements in Radiotherapy (AAPM 2009 Summer School)
(2009) 137 -- 145
D. W. O. Rogers

The physics of the AAPM's TG-51 protocol
Clinical Dosimetry Measurements in Radiotherapy (AAPM 2009 Summer School)
(2009) 239 -- 296
D. W. O. Rogers

Stopping-power ratios, ratios of mass eneregy absorption coefficients and CSDA ranges of electrons
Clinical Dosimetry Measurements in Radiotherapy (AAPM 2009 Summer School)
(2009) 1083 -- 1102
D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo applications in measurement dosimetry
Clinical Dosimetry Measurements in Radiotherapy (AAPM 2009 Summer School)
(2009) 147 -- 180
J. Seuntjens and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo simulations: efficiency improvement techniques and statistical considerations
Proc of AAPM 2006 Summer School: Integrating New Technologies into the Clinic:
Monte Carlo and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
(2006) 71 -- 91
D. Sheikh-Bagheri, I. Kawrakow, B. Walters and D. W. O. Rogers

Fundamentals of Dosimetry based on Absorbed-Dose Standards
Proc of AAPM 1996 Summer School: Teletherapy Physics, Present and Future
(1996) 319 -- 356
D. W. O. Rogers

Fundamentals of High Energy x-ray and Electron Dosimetry Protocols
Proc of AAPM 1990 Summer School: Advances in Radiation Oncology Physics: Dosimetry, Treatment Planning and Brachytherapy
(1992) 181 -- 223
D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo Techniques of Electron and Photon Transport for Radiation Dosimetry
from "The Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation, Vol III" edited by Kase, Bjarngard and Attix, Academic Press, 1990 p427 - 539
D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew
(revised Jan 10, 2014 to remove typos from scanning)

CLRP Reports

Data for an accurate transmission measurement benchmark
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 12-02
June 2012
E. S. M. Ali, M. R. McEwen and D. W. O. Rogers

Validation of a new spectral functional form
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 11-01
November 2011
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo calculations of the beam quality conversion factor, kQ, for cylindrical iononization chambers
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 10-02
Final version, July 2010 after Mu11 published (minor caption edits June 2013
B. R. Muir and D. W. O. Rogers


Manual of backscatter_clrp: An EGSnrc user-code for backscatter calculations
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 08-01
February 2008
E. S. M. Ali and D. W. O. Rogers

Inclusion of Bragg-Gray stopping-power ratios in the EGSnrc user-code SPRRZnrc
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 06-01
June 2006 (revised July 08)
T. P. Selvam and D. W. O. Rogers

Update of BEAMDP multiple source modelling capabilities
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 06-02
October 2006
Zdenko Sego and D. W. O. Rogers

60Co phase-space files generated using BEAMnrc
Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics Report CLRP 09-01
June 2009
B Muir and G. Xiong, T. Palani Selvam and D. W. O. Rogers

Some PIRS/PXNR Reports

For EGSnrc related manuals, see http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/solutions/advisory/egsnrc_index.html

For BEAMnrc related manuals, see http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/solutions/advisory/beam_index.html

The 2003 revision of the NRC standard for air-kerma in a 60Co beam
NRC Report PIRS-876
Oct 2003
D. W. O. Rogers and John McCaffrey

Spencer-Attix water to air mass collision stopping power ratios as a function of depth and beam quality, R50
NRC Report PIRS-719
June 2000
D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo estimates of %dd(10)x for the NPL photon beams
NRC Report PIRS-659rev
June 2000
B.R.B. Walters and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo Calculations of Photon Spectra in Air from 192Ir Sources
NRC Report PIRS-629r
March 1999
J. Borg and D. W. O. Rogers

Monte Carlo calculated wall and axial non-uniformity corrections for primary standards of air kerma
NRC Report PIRS-663
May 1999
D. W. O. Rogers and J. Treurniet

Monte Carlo Study of Effects of Phantom Size, Radial Position, and Depth on Photon Beam Calibration
NRC Report PIRS-507
Aug 1995
A. Booth and D. W. O. Rogers

Energy spectra, angular spread and dose distributions of electron beams from various accelerators used in radiotherapy.
or
html version with digital data in tables
NRC Report PIRS-439
1995
G. X. Ding and D. W. O. Rogers

History, overview and recent improvements of EGS4
NRC Report PIRS-436
June 1994
A F Bielajew, H Hirayama, W R Nelson and D. W. O. Rogers

Uncertainties in the 60Co graphite to air stopping-power ratio and a re-evaluation of (W/e) air values
NRC Report PIRS-363
April 1993
D. W. O. Rogers

Use of ICRU-37/NBS Radiative Stopping Powers in the EGS4 System
NRC Report PIRS-177
March 1989
D. W. O. Rogers, S. Duane, A. F. Bielajew and W. R. Nelson

Use of ICRU-37/NBS Collision Stopping Powers in the EGS4 System
NRC Report PIRS-173
March 1989
S. Duane, A. F. Bielajew and D. W. O. Rogers

The Use of EGS for Monte Carlo Calculations in Medical Physics
Lecture notes for refresher course at First Inter-American Meeting of Medical Physics, July 1984
NRC Report PXNR-2692
June, 1984
D. W. O. Rogers and A. F. Bielajew

Newsletter articles

Why to use TG-51
Interactions (COMP Newsletter) 46#3 (2000) 106--107
D. W. O. Rogers

NSERC opening up to Medical Physics
Interactions (COMP Newsletter) 56#3 (2010) 89 -- 91
D. W. O. Rogers and William Whelan


Notes for a physics of radiotherapy course


Notes on the structure of radiotherapy depth-dose distributions
Carleton Physics Report CLRP-07-01
D. W. O. Rogers
Updated Jan 25 2012