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Search Publications by: Bert Coursey (Assoc)

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60 Year Anniversary of Applied Radiation and Isotopes

December 14, 2016

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Bert M. Coursey

Those readers who have a library with the first bound copies of ARI may find it enjoyable to compare Volume 1, No.1 from 1956 with an issue from Volume 118 in 2016. The range of applications has shifted away from agricultural and industrial uses of

Marie Curies Last Radium Standard  Grand Challenge

September 1, 2016

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Bert M. Coursey

The last of the radium-226 standards that Marie Curie personally handled is destined for a radioactive materials waste dump. Presented here is a history of the standards and a challenge to the scientific community to present a rationale for why this

Current Status of Performance Standards for CBRNE Detection

August 1, 2016

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey, Erik Puskar, William G. Billotte, Jennifer L. Marshall, Lisa R. Karam, Philip J. Mattson, Naouma Kourti

A review of NIST primary activity standards for 18F: 1982 to 2013

August 27, 2014

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Denis E. Bergeron, Jeffrey T. Cessna, Bert M. Coursey, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman

The new NIST activity standardization for 18F differs from results obtained between 1998 and 2008 by 4 %. The new results are considered to be very reliable; they are based on a battery of robust primary measurement techniques and bring the NIST standard

Irradiation Decontamination of Postal Mail and High-Risk Luggage, ed. by L.G. Gazs {?} and C.C. Ponta

January 1, 2005

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Marc F. Desrosiers, Bert M. Coursey, Stephen M. Seltzer, Lawrence T. Hudson, Paul M. Bergstrom, Fred B. Bateman, James M. Puhl, S L. Cooper, D J. Alderson, G B. Knudson, T B. Elliott, M O. Shoemaker, S D. Miller, J Dunlop

Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A Revised AAPM Protocol for Brachytherapy Dose Calculations

January 1, 2004

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Mark J. Rivard, Bert M. Coursey, Larry A. DeWerd, W F. Hanson, M S. Huq, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Michael G. Mitch, Ravinder Nath, J F. Williamson

New National Air-Kerma-Strength Standards for 125 I and 103 Pd Brachytherapy Seeds

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

Stephen M. Seltzer, P J. Lamperti, R Loevinger, Michael G. Mitch, J T. Weaver, Bert M. Coursey

NIST Accelerator Facilities and Programs in Support of Industrial Radiation Research, ed. by J.L. Duggan and I.L. Morgan

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

Fred B. Bateman, Marc F. Desrosiers, Lawrence T. Hudson, Bert M. Coursey, F. P. Bergstrom, Stephen M. Seltzer

Mapping the Distribution of 90 Sr in Teeth with a Photostimulable Phosphor Imaging Detector

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Alexander A. Romanyukha, Michael G. Mitch, Z-C Lin, V Y. Nagy, Bert M. Coursey

NIST Accelerator Facilities and Programs in Support of Industrial Radiation Research

January 1, 2002

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Fred B. Bateman, Marc F. Desrosiers, Lawrence T. Hudson, Bert M. Coursey, Paul M. Bergstrom, Stephen M. Seltzer

Standards of Radium-226: From Marie Curie to the International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey, R Coll{eacute}, J S. Coursey

Needs for Radioactivity Standards and Measurements in Different Fields, ed. by D.R. Lide

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey

Workshop on Measurement Standards for Radioactive Sources Used in Therapy

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey

Glossary of Radiation Physics for Vascular Radiation Therapy, ed. by R. Waksman and P. Serruys

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey, Stephen M. Seltzer, Christopher G. Soares, Brian E. Zimmerman

Needs for Radioactivity Standards and Measurements in the Life Sciences

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey

Proc., Conference on Radionuclide Metrology and Its Applications, ICRM '99

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey, P Dryak, Lisa R. Karam, M J. Woods

Radionuclide Therapy

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey, Ravinder Nath

Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on 103 Pd Interstitial Source Calibration and Dosimetry: Implications for Dose Specification and Prescription

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

J F. Williamson, Bert M. Coursey, Larry A. DeWerd, W F. Hanson, Ravinder Nath, Mark J. Rivard, Geoffrey S. Ibbott

Well-ionization Chamber Response Relative to NIST Air-Kerma Strength Standard for Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Michael G. Mitch, Brian E. Zimmerman, P J. Lamperti, Stephen M. Seltzer, Bert M. Coursey

AAPM's TG-51 Protocol for Clinical Reference Dosimetry of High-energy Photon and Electron Beams

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

P R. Almond, P J. Biggs, Bert M. Coursey, W F. Hanson, M Saiful huq, Ravinder Nath, Daniel Rogers

Determination of a Calibration Factor for the Non-Destructive Assay of Guidant 32 P Brachytherapy Sources

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

R Coll{eacute}, Brian E. Zimmerman, Christopher G. Soares, Bert M. Coursey

Guidance to Users of Nycomed-Amersham and North American Scientific 125 I Interstitial Sources: Dosimetry and Calibration Changes: Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Ad Hoc Subcommit

January 1, 1999

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J F. Williamson, Bert M. Coursey, Larry A. DeWerd, W F. Hanson, Ravinder Nath, Geoffrey S. Ibbott

Long-term Measurement of the Half-life of 44 Ti

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

Fred E. Wietfeldt, Francis J. Schima, Bert M. Coursey, Dale D. Hoppes

Marie Curie and the NBS Radium Standards,

January 1, 1999

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Bert M. Coursey, J S. Coursey

Correct Use of Dose Calibrator Values

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

Brian E. Zimmerman, Bert M. Coursey, Jeffrey T. Cessna