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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2019

A hands-on introduction to medical physics and radiation therapy for middle school students.

Jessica M Fagerstrom, Wendy Gao, Gene E Robertson

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica M FagerstromNorthwest Medial Physics Center, Lynnwood, WA, USA.
Wendy GaoTacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers, Puyallup, WA, USA.
Gene E RobertsonNorthwest Medial Physics Center, Lynnwood, WA, USA.
Northwest Media (United States) · USTacoma/Valley Radiation Oncology Centers · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lesson plans were developed to present concepts of medical physics and radiation therapy to a middle school audience. These workshop learning units relied on hands-on participation and collaboration within student groups to acquaint students with computed tomography simulation and treatment planning processes. These lesson plans were delivered at two different educational outreach programs targeted at student groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The lesson plans are scheduled to be delivered at a third program in the future. The activities were used to introduce occupations in medical physics and radiation therapy as possible career opportunities for students, and to generate enthusiasm for continuing STEM education. Lesson plans are available upon request for educators interested in exploring medical physics educational outreach activities in their communities.

Indexed as

AdolescentFemaleHealth PhysicsHumansMaleRadiotherapyRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedStudentsTomography, X-Ray Computedcommunity outreacheducationoutreachpublic educationSTEM educationteaching

Identifiers

PMID30884103
PMCPMC6448162
OpenAlexW2923772166

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Registered trials

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