Approximately 200 peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations are made each year by the Department's staff. Click on the Publications link to view publications and presentations made by our staff since 1998.
Harron EC, McCallum HM, Lambert EL, Lee D, Lambert GD Dosimetric effects of setup uncertainties on breast treatment delivery. Medical Dosimetry. In press. [Read Abstract]
Robson KJ. An investigation into the effects of suboptimal viewing conditions in screen-film mammography. Br J Radiol. 2008 Mar;81(963):219-31. [Read Abstract]
Thornley M, Kotre CJ. Trends in compressed breast thickness and radiation dose in breast screening mammography. Br J Radiol. 2008 Mar;81(963):214-8. [Read Abstract]
Jacobs J, Rogge F, Kotre CJ, Marchal G and Bosmans H, 2007. Preliminary validation of a new variable pattern for daily quality assurance of medical image display devices. Med. Phys., 34, 2744-2758. [Read Abstract]
Zammit-Maempel I, Chapple CL, Leslie P. Radiation Dose in Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies. Dysphagia. 2007 Jan;22(1):13-5. [Read Abstract]
Birch IP, Kotre CJ, Padgett R. Image quality trends in high magnification digital specimen cabinet radiography. British Journal of Radiology 2006; 79:239-243. [Read Abstract]
Aspradakis MM, McCallum HM, Wilson N. Dosimetric and treatment planning considerations for radiotherapy of the chest wall. British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, 828-836. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Little BG. Patient and staff radiation doses from early radiological examinations (1899-1902). Br J Radiol. 2006 Oct;79(946):837-42. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ. Short communication: an investigation of search pattern extent in the threshold contrast detection task. Br J Radiol. 2006 May;79(941):437-40. [Read Abstract]
Aukett RJ, Burns JE, Greener AG, Harrison RJ, Moretti C, Nahum AE, Rosser KE. Addendum to the IPEMB code of practice for the determination of absorbed dose for x-rays below 300 kV generating potential (0.035 mm Al-4 mm Cu HVL). Phys Med Biol 2005; 50: 2739-2748. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Porter DJ. A printed image quality test phantom for mammography. British Journal of Radiology 2005; 78: 746-748. [Read Abstract]
Jannetta A, Jackson JC, Kotre CJ, Birch IP, Robson KJ, Padgett R. Mammographic image restoration using maximum entropy deconvolution. Physics in Medicine and Biology 2004; 49(21): 4997-5010. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Charlton S, Robson KJ, Birch IP, Willis SP, Thornley M. Application of low dose rate pulsed fluoroscopy in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology: patient dose and image quality implications. Br J Radiol 2004; 77: 597-599. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Guibelalde E. Optimisation of variable temporal averaging in digital fluoroscopy. British Journal of Radiology 2004; 77: 675-678. [Read Abstract]
Padgett R, Kotre CJ. Assessment of the effects of pixel loss on image quality in direct digital radiography. Phys Med Biol 2004; 49: 977-986. [Read Abstract]
Beckett J, Kotre CJ, Michaelson S. Analysis of benefit:risk ratio and mortality reduction for the UK Breast Screening Programme. The British Journal of Radiology, 76 (2003), 309-320. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ,Willis SP. A method for the systematic selection of technique factors in paediatric CT. Br J Radiol 2003; 76: 51-56. [Read Abstract]
Neofotistou V, Vano E, Padovani R, Kotre J, Dowling A, Toivonen M, Kottou S, Tsapaki V, Willis S, Bernardi G, Faulkner K. Preliminary reference levels in interventional cardiology. Eur Radiol, DOI 10.1007/s00330-003-1831-x. [Read Abstract]
Nice C, Timmons G, Bartholomew P, Uberoi R. Retrograde vs antegrade puncture for infra-inguinal angioplasty. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 2003; 26; 4, 370-374. [Read Abstract]
Oseil EK, Darkol JB, Faulkner K, Kotre CJ. Software for the estimation of foetal radiation dose to patients and staff in diagnostic radiology. J Radiol. Prot. 23 (June 2003) 183-194. [Read Abstract]
Reay J, Chapple CL, Kotre CJ. Is patient size important in dose determination and optimization in cardiology? Phys. Med. Biol. 48 (7 December 2003) 3843-3850. [Read Abstract]
Zammit-Maempel I, Chadwick CL, Willis SP. Radiation dose to the lens of the eye and thyroid gland in paranasal sinus multislice CT. Br J Radiol. 2003; 76: 418-420. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Birch IP,Robson KJ. Anomalous image quality phantom scores in magnification mammography: evidence of phase contrast enhancement. Br J Radiol 2002; 75: 170-173. [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW, Kotre CJ. Measurement and correction of the effects of lag on contrast-detail test results in fluoroscopy. Physics in Medicine and Biology 2002; 47: 947-960. [Read Abstract]
Guibelalde E, Vano E, Kotre CJ, Faulkner K, Fernandez JM, Ten JI, Rawlings DJ. The use of dynamic phantoms in interventional radiology. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2001, Vol 94: 155-159. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ, Marshall NW. A review of image quality and dose issues in digital fluorography and digital subtraction angiography. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol 94, Nos 1-2, 73-76 (2001). [Read Abstract]
Lecomber AR, Yoneyama Y, Lovelock DJ, Hosoi T, Adams AM. Comparison of patient dose from imaging protocols for dental implant planning using conventional radiography and computed tomography. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2001) 30, 255-259. [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW. Optimisation of dose per image in digital imaging. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol 94, Nos1-2, 83-87 (2001). [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW. The practical application of signal detection theory to image quality assessment in x-ray image intensifier-TV fluoroscopy. Phys Med Biol, 2001; 46: 1631-1649. [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW, Kotre CJ, Robson KJ,Lecomber AR. Receptor dose in digital fluorography: a comparison between theory and practice. Phys Med Biol 2001; 46: 1283-1296. [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW, Shehu G, Marsh D, Faulkner K, Malone J, Dewhurst K. Effective dose in Albanian direct chest fluoroscope. Eur. Radiol (2001)11:705-710. [Read Abstract]
Osei EK, Kotre CJ. Equivalent dose to the fetus from occupational exposure of pregnant staff in diagnostic radiology. British Journal of Radiology, 74 (2001), 629-637. [Read Abstract]
Robson KJ. A parametric method for determining mammographic X-ray tube output and half value layer. British Journal of Radiology, 74 (2001), 335-340. [Read Abstract]
Beckett JR,Kotre CJ. Dosimetric implications of age related glandular changes in screening mammography. Phys. Med. Biol. 45 (2000) 801-813. [Read Abstract]
Beckett JR, Kotre CJ. Estimation of mean glandular dose for mammography of augmented breasts. Phys Med Biol. 45 (2000) 3241-3252. [Read Abstract]
Dance DR, Skinner CL, Young KC, Beckett JR, Kotre CJ. Additional factors for the estimation of mean glandular breast dose using the UK mammography dosimetry protocol. Phys Med Biol 2000; 45: 3225-3240. [Read Abstract]
Davies ML, McCallum HM, Rawlings DJ, Kotre CJ. Diagnostic X-rays and pregnancy in Cleveland. Cleveland Medical Journal, 2000; 4: 37-46. [Read Abstract]
Lecomber AR, Downes SL, Mokhtari M, Faulkner K. Optimisation of patient doses in programmable dental panoramic radiography. Detomaxillofacial Radiology 2000; 29: 107-112. [Read Abstract]
Marshall NW, Chapple C-L,Kotre CJ. Diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology. Phys Med Biol 2000; 45: 3833-3846. [Read Abstract]
O'Neil K, Lecomber AR, Harman T, Tennant D. Patient dose optimisation in CT scanography. UK Radiological Congress, Birmingham, May 2000. [Read Abstract]
O'Neil K, Lecomber AR, Laidlow D, Asaad S, Tennant D. Evaluation of CT scanography as a simple and reliable low-dose technique. UK Radiological Congress, Birmingham, May 2000. [Read Abstract]
Osei EK, Faulkner K. Radiation risks from exposure to diagnostic X-rays during pregnancy. Radiography 2000; 6: 131-144. [Read Abstract]
Kotre CJ,Birch IP. Phase contrast enhancement of x-ray mammography: a design study. Phys Med Biol 1999; 44: 2853-2866. [Read Abstract]
Rawlings DJ, Chapple C-L, Hetherington J, Dawson LA. An investigation into the use of the RADOS dose area product meter in diagnostic radiology Proceedings, Sixth International Symposium , Southport 99:128. [Read Abstract]
Scane AC, Francis RM, Sutcliffe AM, Francis MJD, Rawlings DJ, Chapple C-L. Case Control Study of the Pathogenesis and Sequalae of Symptomatic Vertebral Fractures in Men. Osteoporosis International 9:91-97. [Read Abstract]
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