Publication References

CT / X-Ray & Radiation Therapy

Model 002 IMRT Phantoms

Aljarrah K, Pawlicki T, Tyagi N, B. Jiang S. Evaluation of IMRT QA Point Measurement Rocesses Using a Commercial Heterogeneous Phantom.Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy. 2010;02(03):063-069. View 

Schiefer H, Fogliata A, Nicolini G, et al. The Swiss IMRT dosimetry intercomparison using a thorax phantom. Medical physics. 2010;37(8):4424-4431. View

Schiefer H, Nicolini G, Fogliata A, Seelentag WW, Fix MK. The first national IMRT dosimetry inter comparison in Switzerland using a thorax phantom with inhomogeneities Dössel O, Schlegel WC, eds. 2009;25/1:93-96. View

Altman MB, Vesper BJ, Smith BD, et al. Characterization of a novel phantom for three-dimensional in vitro cell experiments. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2009;54(5):N75-N82. View

Vatnitsky S. Commissioning of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Systems: Testing for Typical External Beam Treatment Techniques. 1583rd ed. (Brunckhorst E, Gershkevitsh E, Ibbott G, et al., eds.). IAEA. 2008. View

Gershkevitsh E, Schmidt R, Velez G, et al. Dosimetric verification of radiotherapy treatment planning systems: Results of IAEA pilot study.Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2008;89(3):338-346. View

Vinci JP, Hogstrom KR, Neck DW. Accuracy of cranial coplanar beam therapy using an oblique, stereoscopic x-ray image guidance system.Medical Physics. 2008;35(8):3809-3819. View

Zhao Y-LL, Mackenzie M, Kirkby C, Fallone B. Monte Carlo evaluation of a treatment planning system for helical tomotherapy in an anthropomorphic heterogeneous phantom and for clinical treatment plans. Medical physics. 2008;35(12):5366-5374. View

Luo W, Yoo S, Wu Q, Wang Z, Yin F-FF. Analysis of image quality for real-time target tracking using simultaneous kV-MV imaging. Medical physics. 2008;35(12):5501-5509. View

Bragg CM, Wingate K, Conway J. Clinical implications of the anisotropic analytical algorithm for IMRT treatment planning and verification.Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2008;86(2):276-284. View

Vatnitsky S. Commissioning of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Systems: Testing for Typical External Beam Treatment Techniques : Report of the Coordinated Research Project on Development of Procedures for Quality Assurance of Dosimetry Calculations in Radiotherapy.International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008;IAEA-TECDOC-1583:1-67. View

Abomadvan A, Polednik M, Rahn A, et al. Improving dose homogeneity in large breasts by IMRT – efficacy and dosimetric accuracy of different techniques. European Journal of Cancer Supplements. 2008;6(7):143-143. View

Polednik M, Madyan YA, Schneider F, et al. Evaluation of calculation algorithms implemented in different commercial planning systems on an anthropomorphic breast phantom using film dosimetry. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]. 2007;183(12):667-672. View

Altman M, Chmura S, Smith B, et al. SU-FF-T-40: A Novel Phantom for Use in 3-Dimensional in Vitro Cell Experiments. Medical Physics. 2006;33(6). View

Dobler B, Walter C, Knopf A, et al. Optimization of extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy of small lung lesions using accurate dose calculation algorithms. Radiation Oncology. 2006;1(1). View 

Nakonechny KD, Fallone BG, Rathee S. Novel methods of measuring single scan dose profiles and cumulative dose in CT. Medical Physics. 2005;32(1). View

Model 004 CT Simulator For Bone Mineral Analysis

Goodsitt MM, Christodoulou EG, Larson SC. Accuracies of the synthesized monochromatic CT numbers and effective atomic numbers obtained with a rapid kVp switching dual energy CT scanner. Medical physics. 2011;38(4):2222-2232. View

Model 007 CT Dose Phantom

Comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of radiation dose in x-ray computed tomography. Report of AAPM Task Group 111: The Future of CT Dosimetry. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 2010. View

Hubert-Tremblay V, Archambault L, Beaulieu L, Roy R. SU-FF-T-275: Octree Based Compression Method of DICOM Images for Voxel Number Reduction and Faster Monte Carlo Simulations. Medical Physics. 2005;32(6). View

Model 007TE Tissue Equivalent CT Dose Phantoms

Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in Pediatric and Adult Body CT Examinations. Report of AAPM Task Group 204. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 2011. View

Model 008A Dynamic Thorax Phantom

Boda-Heggemann J, Fleckenstein J, Lohr F, et al. Multiple Breath-Hold Cbct for Online Image Guided Radiotherapy of Lung Tumors: Simulation with a Dynamic Phantom and First Patient Data." Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2011;98(3): 309-316. View

Masset H, Dumas JL, Gschwind R, Gavignet E, Makovicka L, Bosset JF. [Dosimetric impact of the 2D motion of a platform simulating breathing during a dynamic mode treatment]. Cancer Radiother. 2009;13(2):108-13. View

Park S-J, Ionascu D, Killoran J, et al. Evaluation of the combined effects of target size, respiratory motion and background activity on 3D and 4D PET/CT images. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2008;53(13):3661-3679. View 

Sakhalkar HS, Oldham M. Fast, high-resolution 3D dosimetry utilizing a novel optical-CT scanner incorporating tertiary telecentric collimation. Medical Physics. 2008;35(1). View

Wang Z, Wu QJ, Marks LB, Larrier N, Yin F-F. Cone-Beam CT Localization of Internal Target Volumes for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of Lung Lesions. International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics. 2007;69(5):1618-1624. View

Tanyi JA, Fuss M, Varchena V, Lancaster JL, Salter BJ. Phantom investigation of 3D motion-dependent volume aliasing during CT simulation for radiation therapy planning. Radiation Oncology. 2007;2. View

Munoz C, Hevezi J, Mira J. Evaluation of Positional Accuracy in Moving Tumors Using a CIRS Dynamic Phantom.  Poster presented at Cyberknife User’s Meeting, 2007. View

Munoz C. Method to Validate the Dosimetric Accuracy of Synchrony Using a CIRS Dynamic Phantom.  Powerpoint presented at Cyberknife User’s Meeting. View

Chuang C, Verhey L, MA L. SU-FF-T-429: The Use of a New Dynamic Motion Phantom for Patient Specific QA in Tracking Therapy. Medical Physics. 2006;33(6). View 

Keall PJ, Mageras GS, Balter JM, et al. The management of respiratory motion in radiation oncology report of AAPM Task Group 76. Medical Physics. 2006;33(10). View 

Wang Z, Yin F, Yoo S, et al. SU-EE-A1-04: Verifying Internal Target Volume Using Cone-Beam CT for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment. Medical Physics. 2006;33(6). View 

Tanyi, JA, et al. Phantom Investigation of Three-Dimensional Motion Dependent Volume Aliasing During CT Simulation for Radiation Therapy Planning. Poster presented at annual AAPM meeting, Orlando FL, 2006. View 

Tanyi, JA. Phantom Investigation of Three-Dimensional, Motion-Induced Dose Discrepancy During Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Dose Delivery. Poster presented at annual AAPM meeting, Orlando FL, 2006. View 

Varchena V, Tanyi J, Salter B. 70 A novel Dynamic Thorax phantom for 3D-CRT and IMRT of lung lesions. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2005;76:S42-S43. View

Tanyi JA, Rassiah P, Cheng C, et al. Dosimetric Evaluation of Target Dose in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) of Lung Lesions Using a Dynamic Motion Anthropomorphic Phantom. 2004. View

Model 026 DEXA Phantom

S.A.Jackson, C.G.Miller. Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc. Newtown PA, USA. and the CaMos Research GroupChoice of Cross-Calibration Phantom for DXA of the Lumbar Spine and Total Hip. View

Model 061 Spiral/Helical CT Phantom

Hugo GD, Agazaryan N, Solberg TD. The effects of tumor motion on planning and delivery of respiratory-gated IMRT. Medical Physics. 2003;30(6). View

Model 062 Electron Density Phantom

Beardmore AB, Rosen II, Cheek DA, Fields RS, Hogstrom KR. Evaluation of MVCT images with skin collimation for electron beam treatment planning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2008;9(3):2773. View

Mehran Y, Beaulieu L. Metal artifact reduction in helical CT for radiation therapy treatment planning. 2004;50(4):139-140. View

Pemler P, Schneider U, Besserer J. Evaluation of the electron density phantom CIRS Model 62. Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik. 2001;11(1):25-32. View

Model 600 3D Sectional Torso Phantom

Seppi EJ, Munro P, Johnsen SW, et al. Megavoltage cone-beam computed tomography using a high-efficiency image receptor. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2003;55(3):793-803. View

Model 605 Radiosurgery Head Phantom

Ma L, Chuang C, Descovich M, Petti P, Smith V, Verhey L. Whole-procedure clinical accuracy of gamma knife treatments of large lesions. Med Phys. 2008 Nov;35(11):5110-4. View

Vinci JP, Hogstrom KR, Neck DW. Accuracy of cranial coplanar beam therapy using an oblique, stereoscopic x-ray image guidance system. Medical Physics. 2008;35(8):3809-3819. View

Yu C, Main W, Taylor D, et al. An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2004;55(5):1138-1149. View

Chang SD, Main W, Martin DP, Gibbs IC, Heilbrun PP. An analysis of the accuracy of the CyberKnife: a robotic frameless stereotactic radiosurgical system. Neurosurgery. 2003;52(1). View

Ho A, Luxton G, Hai J, Martin D. Simplification to Verify Dose Delivery Accuracy Using TLD and a Head Phantom for the Cyberknife System (AbstractID: 8506). In: Palais des Congrès de Montréal: AAPM. View

Model 701 - 706 ATOM® Dosimetry Verification Phantoms

Zhu X, Cahill A M, Felice M, Johnson L, Sarmiento M. Developing Low-Dose C-Arm Ct Imaging for Temporomandibular Joint (tmj) Disorder in Interventional Radiology. Pediatric Radiology. 2010;41.4:476-482. View

Howell RM, Scarboro SB, Kry S, Yaldo DZ. Accuracy of out-of-field dose calculations by a commercial treatment planning system. Physics in medicine and biology. 2010;55(23):6999-7008. View 

Howell RM, Scarboro SB, Taddei PJ, et al. Methodology for determining doses to in-field, out-of-field and partially in-field organs for late effects studies in photon radiotherapy. Physics in medicine and biology. 2010;55(23):7009-7023. View

Thornton RH, Dauer LT, Altamirano JP, et al. Comparing strategies for operator eye protection in the interventional radiology suite. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR. 2010;21(11):1703-1707. View

Miksys N, Gordon CL, Thomas K, Connolly BL. Estimating Effective Dose to Pediatric Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiology Procedures Using Anthropomorphic Phantoms and MOSFET Dosimeters. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2010;194(5):1315-1322. View

Scarboro SB, Stovall M, White A, et al. Effect of organ size and position on out-of-field dose distributions during radiation therapy. Physics in medicine and biology. 2010;55(23):7025-7036. View

Kim S, Yoshizumi TT, Frush DP, Toncheva G, Yin F-FF. Radiation dose from cone beam CT in a pediatric phantom: risk estimation of cancer incidence. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 2010;194(1):186-190. View

Jaffe TA, Neville AM, Anderson-Evans C, et al. Early First Trimester Fetal Dose Estimation Method in a Multivendor Study of 16- and 64-MDCT Scanners and Low-Dose Imaging Protocols. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009;193(4):1019-1024. View

Jaffe TA, Yoshizumi TT, Toncheva G, et al. Radiation Dose for Body CT Protocols: Variability of Scanners at One Institution. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009;193(4):1141-1147. View

Bastos M d'Almeida, Lee EY, Strauss KJ, et al. Motion Artifact on High-Resolution CT Images of Pediatric Patients: Comparison of Volumetric and Axial CT Methods. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009;193(5):1414-1418. View

McDermott A, White RA, Mc-Nitt-Gray M, Angel E, Cody D. Pediatric organ dose measurements in axial and helical multislice CT. Medical Physics. 2009;36(5). View

Mazonakis M, Zacharopoulou F, Varveris H, Damilakis J. Peripheral dose measurements for 6 and 18 MV photon beams on a linear accelerator with multileaf collimator. Medical physics. 2008;35(10):4396-4403. View

Papadakis AE, Perisinakis K, Damilakis J. Automatic exposure control in pediatric and adult multidetector CT examinations: a phantom study on dose reduction and image quality. Medical physics. 2008;35(10):4567-4576. View

Coursey C, Frush DP, Yoshizumi T, et al. Pediatric Chest MDCT Using Tube Current Modulation: Effect on Radiation Dose with Breast Shielding. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2008;190(1):W54-61. View

Hollingsworth CL, Yoshizumi TT, Frush DP, et al. Pediatric Cardiac-Gated CT Angiography: Assessment of Radiation Dose. Am. J. Roentgenol.2007;189(1):12-18. View

Ranade M, Lynch B, Li J, Dempsey J. TH-E-224A-04: IMRT Film QA in a Heterogeneous Anthropomorphic Phantom. Medical Physics. 2006;33(6). View

Brenner DJ, McCollough CH, Orton CG. It is time to retire the computed tomography dose index (CTDI) for CT quality assurance and dose optimization. Medical Physics. 2006;33(5). View

Damilakis J, Stratakis J, Raissaki M, et al. Normalized dose data for upper gastrointestinal tract contrast studies performed to infants. Medical Physics. 2006;33(4). View

Hood C, Kron T, Hamilton C, et al. Correlation of 3D-planned and measured dosimetry of photon and electron craniospinal radiation in a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2005;77(1):111-116. View

Kudchadker RJ, Chang EL, Bryan F, Maor MH, Famiglietti R. An evaluation of radiation exposure from portal films taken during definitive course of pediatric radiotherapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2004;59(4):1229-1235. View

Fricke BL, Donnelly LF, Frush DP, et al. In-Plane Bismuth Breast Shields for Pediatric CT: Effects on Radiation Dose and Image Quality Using Experimental and Clinical Data. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2003;180(2):407-411. View

Varchena V. Pediatric phantoms. Pediatric Radiology. 2002;32(4):280-284. View

Model 801-P Virtually Human Male Pelvis Phantom

Sykes, J., et al., Evaluation Report X-Ray Tomographic Image Guided Radiotherapy Systems. Radiotherapy Physics Group Medical Physics and Engineering & Radiotherapy Department, Non-Surgical Oncology. NHS Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (UK).CEP 10071: March 2010. View

Sykes, J., et al., Protocol: Technical evaluation of X-ray tomographic image-guided radiotherapy devices. Radiotherapy Physics Group Medical Physics and Engineering & Radiotherapy Department, Non-Surgical Oncology. NHS Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (UK). CEP10071: March 2010. View

Schaly B, Varchena V, Au P, Pang G. Evaluation of an anthropomorphic male pelvic phantom for image-guided radiotherapy. Reports in Medical Imaging. 2009:2 69-78. View

Schaly B, Varchena V, Au P, Pang G. Sci-Thur PM Therapy-05: Evaluation of male pelvic phantom for megavoltage cone-beam computed tomography. Medical Physics. 2006;33(7). View 

Plastic Water®

Xu L, McEwen M, Cojocaru C, Faddegon B. SU-FF-T-443: Measurement of Lateral Dose Distributions Using GafChromic EBT Films and PTW Starcheck 2-D Array. Medical Physics. 2009;36(6). View

Beardmore AB, Rosen II, Cheek DA, Fields RS, Hogstrom KR. Evaluation of MVCT images with skin collimation for electron beam treatment planning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2008;9(3):2773. View

Ramaseshan R, Kohli K, Cao F, Heaton R. A Dosimetric evaluation of Plastic Water-Diagnostic-Therapy (PWDT). Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2008;9(2). View

Lacroix F, Archambault L, Gingras L, et al. Clinical prototype of a plastic water-equivalent scintillating fiber dosimeter array for QA applications. Medical Physics. 2008; 35 (8):3682-3690. View

Carrasco P, Jornet N, Duch MA, et al. Comparison of dose calculation algorithms in slab phantoms with cortical bone equivalent heterogeneities. Medical physics. 2007;34(8):3323-3333. View

McEwen MR, Niven D. Characterization of the phantom material virtual water in high-energy photon and electron beams. Med Phys. 2006;33(4):876-87. View

Carrasco P, Jornet N, Duch MA, et al. Comparison of dose calculation algorithms in phantoms with lung equivalent heterogeneities under conditions of lateral electronic disequilibrium. Medical Physics. 2004;31(10). View

Goodsitt M, Chan HP, Way TW, et al. Accuracy of the Ct Numbers of Simulated Lung Nodules Imaged with Multi-Detector Ct Scanners.Medical Physics. 2006; 33(8): 3006-3017.

Saitoh H, Tomaru T, Fujisaki, T, et al. A Study on Properties of Water Substitute Solid Phantom using EGS Code. In: Vol 2002. Japan; 2003:55-63. View

Heaton R, et al, Dosimetric Evaluation of Plastic Water-Diagnostic-Therapy (PWDT) Phantom Material. Poster presented at annual AAPM meeting, 2003; Poster# PO-T-97. View

Wallace RE. AbstractID: 8072 Title: Evaluated Phantom Material for 125I and 103Pd Dosimetry. View

Watts RJ. Method to QA 3-D Treatment Planning Systems.  Presented at annual AAPM meeting, San Antonio TX, 2001; International Medical Physics Services; Poster# SU-FF-EXH C-48. View

Allahverdi M, Nisbet A, Thwaites DI. An evaluation of epoxy resin phantom materials for megavoltage photon dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1999;44(5). View

Tello VM. How water equivalent are water-equivalent solid materials for output calibration of photon and electron beams? Medical Physics. 1995;22(7). View

Tello, VM, Evaluation of Plastic Water (Cream Colored) for Absorbed Dose Calibration of Photon and Electron Beams. Presented at the AAPM Southwest Chapter Meeting, 1992. View

Tissue Equivalent Material & Plastic Water®

Carrasco P, Jornet N, Duch MA, et al. Comparison of dose calculation algorithms in phantoms with lung equivalent heterogeneities under conditions of lateral electronic disequilibrium. Medical Physics. 2004;31(10).  View

Custom Phantoms

PW & Breast (Hard Resin) Phantom

Bencomo JA, Chu C, Tello VM, Cho SHH, Ibbott GS. Anthropomorphic breast phantoms for quality assurance and dose verification. Journal of applied clinical medical physics / American College of Medical Physics. 2004;5(1):36-49. View

BallCube (008), Radiosurgery Head (605) & ATOM Dosimetry Verification Phantoms

Yu C, Main W, Taylor D, et al. An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2004;55(5):1138-1149. View

Main W, et al. CyberKnife® Targeting Accuracy using the CK-6°TM Algorithm. MS Boulder Community Hospital 2003. View

CT Phantom

Bastos M dʼAlmeida, Lee EY, Strauss KJ, et al. Motion Artifact on High-Resolution CT Images of Pediatric Patients: Comparison of Volumetric and Axial CT Methods. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009;193(5):1414-1418. View

Salmon PL. Calibration of thickness and BMD measurement in micro-CT imaging of bone. Presented at Skyscan User Meeting, Ter Elst Hotel, Edegem, Belgium, 2003. View

Tublin ME, Murphy ME, Delong DM, Tessler FN, Kliewer MA. Conspicuity of Renal Calculi at Unenhanced CT: Effects of Calculus Composition and Size and CT Technique1. Radiology. 2002;225(1):91-96. View

Ultrasound

Model 040 General Purpose Multi-Tissue Ultrasound Phantom

RiRizzo G, Capponi A, Pietrolucci ME, Arduini D. Role of Sonographic Automatic Volume Calculation in Measuring Fetal Cardiac Ventricular Volumes Using 4-Dimensional Sonography: Comparison With Virtual Organ Computer-Aided Analysis. J Ultrasound Med. 2010;29(2):261-270. View

Model 045 Brachytherapy QA Phantom

Pfeiffer D, Sutlief S, Feng W, Pierce HM, Kofler J. AAPM Task Group 128: Quality assurance tests for prostate brachytherapy ultrasound systems. Medical Physics. 2008;35(12). View 

Model 053 Tissue-Equivalent Ultrasound Prostate Phantom

Kemper J, Burkholder A, Jain A, et al. TU-EE-A1-06: Transrectal Fiducial Carrier for Radiographic Image Registration in Prostate Brachytherapy. Medical Physics. 2005;32(6). View

Tremblay C, Gingras L, Archambault L, et al. SU-FF-T-232: Characterization and Use of MOSFET as In Vivo Dosimeters under 192Ir Irradiation for Real-Time Quality Assurance. Medical Physics. 2005;32(6). View

Onik G, Downey D, Fenster A. Three-dimensional sonographically monitored cryosurgery in a prostate phantom. Journal of ultrasound in medicine. 1996;15(3):267-270. View

Model 055 3D Ultrasound Calibration Phantom

Amin VR, Wang B, Sonka M, Lauer RM. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of vessel wall for evaluating atherosclerosis risk and disease. Proceedings- Spie the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2002;4687-32:255-263. View

Zerdine & Urethane Ultrasound

JE Browne, KV Ramnairne, PR Hoskins and AJ Watson. Assessment of the acoustic properties of common tissue-mimicking test phantoms. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.2003;29(7):1053-1060(8). View 

JE Browne, KV Ramnairne, PR Hoskins and AJ Watson, "A Comparative Study of the Physical Properties of Five Commonly used Ultrasound Test Phantoms." MDA Ultrasound Equipment Evaluation Project, Glasgow Western Infirmary.2002. View

General Ultrasound - CIRS Lab Capabilities

Madsen EL, Dong F, Frank GR, et al. Interlaboratory comparison of ultrasonic backscatter, attenuation, and speed measurements. J Ultrasound Med. 1999;18(9):615-631. View 

Custom Phantoms

Prostate Phantom (MRI & Elastography)

Arani A, Plewes D, Krieger A, Chopra R. The feasibility of endorectal MR elastography for prostate cancer localization. Magn. Reson. Med. 2011. View

Krieger A, Iordachita I, Guion P, et al. An MRI-Compatible Robotic System with Hybrid Tracking for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2011. View

Elastography Phantom

Lee J-H, Garcia-Acosta N, Te K, Won C-H. Proceedings of SPIE: Tactile sensation imaging system for inclusion characterization. Mahadevan-Jansen A, Vo-Dinh T, Grundfest WS, eds. Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic Systems IX. 2011;7890. View

Treece G, Lindop J, Chen L, et al. Real-time quasi-static ultrasound elastography. Interface Focus. 2011. View

Ultrasound Bone Phantom

Wear KA, Laib A. The dependence of ultrasonic backscatter on trabecular thickness in human calcaneus: Theoretical and experimental results. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 2003;50(8):979-986. View

Mammography

Model 011A Tissue-Equivalent Phantom for Mammography

Milanfar P. Super-resolution imaging. CRC Press; 2011:394-396. View

Shafer CM, Samei E, Lo JY. The quantitative potential for breast tomosynthesis imaging. Medical Physics. 2010;37(3). View

Nassivera E, Nardin L. Daily quality control programme in mammography. Br J Radiol. 1996;69(818):148-152. View

Skubic SE. The effect of breast composition on absorbed dose and image contrast. Medical Physics. 1989;16(4). View

Fatouros PP, et al. Development and Use of Realistically Shaped Tissue Equivalent Phantoms for assessing the Mammographic Process. Presented at 74th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago IL,1988. View

Model 012A Mammography Research Set

Li X, Da Z, Liu B. Sensitivity analysis of a geometric calibration method using projection matrices for digital tomosynthesis systems. Medical physics. 2011;38(1):202-209. View

Li X, Da Z, Liu B. A generic geometric calibration method for tomographic imaging systems with flat-panel detectors--a detailed implementation guide. Med Phys. 2010 Jul;37(7):3844-54. View

Kuzmiak CM, Pisano ED, Cole EB, et al. Comparison of full-field digital mammography to screen-film mammography with respect to contrast and spatial resolution in tissue equivalent breast phantoms. Medical Physics. 2005;32(10). View

Model 015 Mammographic Accreditation Phantom

Imamura K, et al. Synchrotron Radiation Imaging Showed Cracking-Like Structures in ACR-Approved Mammography Phantoms. Poster presented at annual AAPM meeting, 2003; Poster# TH-C24A08. View

Geise RA, Palchevsky A. Composition of mammographic phantom materials. Radiology. 1996;198(2):347-350. View

Chakraborty DP. Quantitative versus subjective evaluation of mammography accreditation phantom images. Medical Physics. 1995;22(2). View

Model 015 Mammographic Accreditation Phantom & Model 085 Digital Mammography Phantom

Berns, Eric, A., PhD, Hendrick, Edwards, R., PhD, FACR, Technical Evaluation of Foam Pads in Mammography.  Poster presented at NCBC, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004. View

Model 016A Exposure Contrast Resolution Phantom & Model 016B Special High Contrast Resolution Phantom

Goodsitt MM, Chan H-P, Liu B. Investigation of the line-pair pattern method for evaluating mammographic focal spot performance. Medical Physics. 1997;24(1). View 

Model 017 Mammographic Step Wedge

Shepherd JA, Kerlikowske KM, Smith-Bindman R, Genant HK, sCummings SR. Measurement of Breast Density with Dual X-ray Absorptiometry: Feasibility1. Radiology. 2002;223(2):554-557. View 

Model 020 Mammography BR3D Phantom

Taibi, A., et al., Lesion detectability in digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis: A Phantom Study. 2010;ECR Presentation B-823. View 

Model 240 Specimen Imaging and Transport Container

Luciani A, Pigneur F, Ghozali F, et al. Ex vivo MRI of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer. European Journal of Radiology. 2009;69(1):59-66. View

General Mammography

Verdun FR, Moeckli R, Valley J-F, et al. European Survey of Image Quality Assessment Methods Used in Mammography. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 1998;80(1-3):73-76. View

Byng J, Mainprize JG, Yaffe MJ. X-ray characterization of breast phantom materials. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1998:1367-1377. View

Custom Phantoms

Cone Beam CT Breast Phantom

Kwan ALC, Boone JM, Shah N. Evaluation of x-ray scatter properties in a dedicated cone-beam breast CT scanner. Medical Physics. 2005;32(9). View

Tissue-Equivalent Mammography Phantom (Model 011A)

Pachoud M. Development of a test object for an objective assessment of image quality in conventional or digital mammography. 2002:219-225. View 

MRI

Custom Phantoms

MRI Phantom (Thermal Ablation)

Bouchard L-S, Bronskill MJ. Magnetic resonance imaging of thermal coagulation effects in a phantom for calibrating thermal therapy devices. Medical Physics. 2000;27(5). View

MRI Phantom

Bronskill MJ, Escaravage M, Stanisz G, Henkelman RM. Abstracts (Continue in Part XXXXIV) - Development of Materials to Calibrate Thermal Damage Patterns with MRI. Proc. Soc. Magn. Reson. Med. 1997;1997(S1):2151-2200. View

Roe JE, Prentice WE, Hornak JP. A multipurpose MRI phantom based on a reverse micelle solution. Magn. Reson. Med. 1996;35(1):136-141. View 

Multi-Modality

Model 051 Triple Modality Biopsy Phantom

Solberg OVV, Lindseth F, Bø LEE, et al. 3D ultrasound reconstruction algorithms from analog and digital data. Ultrasonics. 2011;51(4):405-419. View 

Model 057 Interventional 3D Abdominal Phantom

Sato I, Nakamura R, Masamune K. MRI compatible manipulator with MRI-guided needle insertion support system. In: Nagoya, Japan; 2010:77-82. View

Das M, Sauer F, Schoepf JJ, et al. Augmented reality visualization for CT-guided interventions: system description, feasibility, and initial evaluation in an abdominal phantom. Radiology. 2006;240(1):230-235. View 

Custom Phantoms

Multi-Modality Pelvic Phantom (Model 048)

Mizowaki T, Cohen GN, Fung AYC, Zaider M. Towards integrating functional imaging in the treatment of prostate cancer with radiation: the registration of the MR spectroscopy imaging to ultrasound/CT images and its implementation in treatment planning. International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics. 2002;54(5):1558-1564. View