Selected Refereed Publications: Journal Articles

 

1. Brownell, G. L., Ackerman, R. H., Strauss, H. W., Elmaleh, D. R., Cochavi, S., Alpert, N., Correia, J. A., Kearfott, K. J., Taveras, J., “Preliminary Imaging Results with F-18-2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-Glucose”, J Comp Assist Tomogr, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 473-477, 1980.

2. Goodman, M. M., Elmaleh, D. R., Kearfott, K. J., Ackerman, R. H., Hoop, B., Brownell, G. L., Alpert, N. M., Strauss, H. W., “F-18-Labeled 3-deoxy-3-Fluoro-D-Glucose for the Study of Regional Metabolism in the Brain and Heart”, J Nucl Med, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 138-144, 1981.

3. Rottenberg, D. A., Lu, H. C., Kearfott, K. J., “The In Vivo Autoradiographic Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Using Stable Xenon and Computerized Tomography: The Effect of Tissue Heterogeneity and Computerized Tomography Noise”, J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 173-178, 1982.

4. Kearfott, K. J., “Absorbed Dose Estimates for Positron Emission Tomography (PET): CO-15, C-11-O, and CO-15-O”, J Nucl Med, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1031-1037, 1982.

5. Kearfott, K. J., “Radiation Absorbed Dose Estimates for Positron Emission Tomography (PET): K-38, Rb-81, Rb-82, and Cs-130”, J Nucl Med, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 1128-1132, 1982.

6. Kearfott, K. J., “Radiation Absorbed Dose Estimates for Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Inert Gases Ne-19 and Kr-77”, Health Physics, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 235-241, 1983.

7. Kearfott, K. J., Rottenberg, D. A., Deck, M. D. F., “Optimization of Xenon-Enhanced CT Studies: Beam Energy, Enhancement, Root Mean Square Deviation, and Repeatability”, Am J Neuroradiol, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 195-199, 1983.

8. Kearfott, K. J., Rottenberg, D. A., Volpe, B. T., “Design of Steady-State Positron Emission Tomography Protocols for Neurobehavioral Studies: CO-15-O and Ne-19”, J Comput Asst Tomogr, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 51-58, 1983.

9. Kearfott, K. J., Junck, L., Rottenberg, D. A., “C-11 Dimethyloxazolidinedione (DMO): Biodistribution, Radiation Absorbed Dose, and Potential for PET Measurement of Regional Brain pH”, J Nucl Med, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 805-811, 1983.

10. Brownell, G. L., Kearfott, K. J., Kairento, A. L., Elmaleh, D. R., Alpert, N. M., Correia, J. A., Wechsler, L., Ackerman, R. H., “Quantitation of Regional Cerebral Glucose Metabolism”, J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 919-924, 1983.

11. Kearfott, K. J., Carroll, L. R., “Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of the PC 4600 Positron Emission Tomograph”, J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 503-513, 1984.

12. Kearfott, K. J., Elmaleh, D. R., Goodman, M., Correia, J. A., Alpert, N. M., Ackerman, R. H., Brownell, G. L., Strauss, W. H., “Comparison of 2- and 3-F-18-Fluoro-Deoxy-D-Glucose for Studies of Tissue Metabolism”, Int J Nucl Med Biol, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 15-22, 1984.

13. Kearfott, K. J., Lu, H. C., Rottenberg, D. A., Deck, M. D. F., “The Effects of CT Drift on Xenon/CT Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow”, Med Phys, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 686-689, 1984.

14. Kearfott, K. J., Rottenberg, D. A., Knowles, R. J. R., “A New Headholder for PET, CT, and NMR Imaging”, J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1217-1220, 1984.

15. Kearfott, K. J., “(A Statistical Model for Positron Emission Tomography) Comment: Practical Considerations”, J Am Statistical Assn, vol. 80, no. 389, pp. 26-28, 1985.

16. Rottenberg, D. A., Ginos, J. Z., Kearfott, K. J., Junck, L., Dhawan, V., Jarden, J. O., “In vivo Measurement of Brain Tumor pH Using C-11-DMO and Positron Emission Tomography”, Ann Neurol, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 70-79, 1985.

17. Grupen, M. E., Kearfott, K. J., “Numerical Analysis of Infrared Laser Heating in Thermoluminescent Material Layers”, J Appl Phys, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1044-1049, 1988.

18. Kearfott, K. J., “Preliminary Experiences with Rn-222 in Arizona Homes”, Health Physics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 169-179, 1989.

19. Kearfott, K. J., “Sinograms and Diagnostic Tools for the Quality Assurance of a Positron Emission Tomograph”, J Nucl Med Tech, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 83-87, 1989.

20. Kearfott, K. J., Murray, D., “An Inexpensive Miniaturized Linear CdTe Detector Array System”, Health Physics, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 825-830, 1989.

21. Kearfott, K. J., “Long-Term Performance of a Multiplanar Positron Emission Tomograph”, J Nucl Med, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1378-1385, 1989.

22. Kearfott, K. J., Rucker, R. H., “Median Polish for Quality Assurance of a PET Scanner”, J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 932-939, 1989.

23. Kearfott, K. J., “Performance of a Well Counter and a Dose Calibrator for Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography”, Health Physics, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 623-629, 1989.

24. Grupen-Shemansky, M. E., Kearfott, K. J., Hirleman, E. D., “Numerical Analysis of Infrared Laser Heating in Thermoluminescent Material Layers: The Focused Laser Case”, J Appl Phys, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 3407-3409, 1989.

25. Kearfott, K. J., Kluksdahl, E. M., “Effects of Axial Spatial Resolution and Sampling on Object Detectability and Contrast for Multiplanar Positron Emission Tomography”, Med Phys, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 785-790, 1989.

26. Kearfott, K. J., Murty, K. N., “A High Spatial Resolution Computerized Electro-Optic Radiation Detector Array”, Health Physics, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 99-105, 1990.

27. Kearfott, K. J., Hill, S. E., “Simulated Annealing Image Reconstruction Method for a Pinhole Aperture Single Photon Emission Computed Tomograph (SPECT)”, IEEE Trans Med Imaging, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 128-143, 1990.

28. Kearfott, K. J., “Feasibility of Simultaneous and Sequentially Administered Dual Tracer Protocols for Measurement of Regional Cerebral Hematocrit Using Positron Emission Tomography”, Phys Med Biol, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 249-258, 1990.

29. Bandy, D. J., Kearfott, K. J., “New Phantom Design for Mapping Spatial Resolution in SPECT Imaging”, J Nucl Med Tech, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 34-37, 1990.

30. Kearfott, K. J., Grupen-Shemansky, M. E., “Positional Radiotherapy Beam Dosimetry Using a Laser Heated Thermoluminescent Plate”, Med Phys, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 429-435, 1990.

31. Kearfott, K. J., Grupen-Shemansky, M. E., “Design of a Positionally Sensitive Laser-Heated Thermoluminescent Detector System”, Health Physics, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 421-431, 1990.

32. Kearfott, K. J., Nabelssi, B. K., Rucker, R. H., Klingler, G. W., “Evaluation of Two Thermoluminescent Detection Systems for Medical Imaging Environments”, Health Physics, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 827-836, 1990.

33. Faulkner, D. B., Kearfott, K. J., Manning, R. G., “Planning of a Clinical PET Facility”, J Nucl Med Tech, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 5-19, 1990.

34. Kearfott, K. J., “Dual-lumen Catheters: Quality Control Tests for Radiopacity”, Intl J Rad Appl Instru Part A: Appl Rad and Isot, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 463-469, 1991.

35. Kearfott, K. J., Chesser, J. M., Mitchell, H. E., Coombs, M. A., “Apparent Dose Equivalents Resulting from Severe Heating of Film Dosimeters”, Health Physics, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 597-601, 1991.

36. Kearfott, K. J., Carey, J. E., Clemenshaw, M. N., Faulkner, D. B., “Radiation Protection Design for a Clinical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Suite”, Health Physics, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 581-589, 1992.

37. Kearfott, K. J., Metzger, R. L., Kraft, K. R., Holbert, K. E., “Underground Air Returns as Active Transportation Pathways for Radon Gas Entry into Homes”, Health Physics, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 665-673, 1992.

38. Kearfott, K. J., Metzger, R. L., Kraft, K. R., Holbert, K. E., “Mitigation of Elevated Indoor Radon Gas Resulting From Underground Air Return Usage”, Health Physics, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 674-680, 1992.

39. Kearfott, K. J., Juang, R. J., Marzke, M. W., “Implementation of Digital Stereo Imaging for Analysis of Metaphyses and Joints in Skeletal Collections”, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 149-156, 1993.

40. Brooks, K. W., Trueblood, J. H., Kearfott, K. J., “Subjective Evaluations of Mammographic Accreditation Phantom Images by Three Observer Groups”, Investigative Radiology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 42-47, 1994.

41. Windham, J. R., Kearfott, K. J., Mis, F. J., “Discrepancies in Committed Effective Dose Equivalents Calculated Using United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide 8.34”, Health Physics, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 486-494, 1994.

42. Kearfott, K. J., Han, S., McMahan, K. L., Samei, E., “Sensitivity of a Mixed Field Dosimetry Algorithm to Uncertainties in Thermoluminescent Element Readings”, Health Physics, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 340-349, 1995.

43. Samei, E., Kearfott, K. J., Wang, C-K. C., “Numerical Modeling of a New Method for Determination of Shallow Dose and Deep Dose in Low-LET Radiation Fields”, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 103-114, 1995.

44. Samei, E., Kearfott, K. J., Wang, C. -K., Han, S., “Impact of Variations in Physical Parameters on Glow Curves for Planchet Heating of TL Dosimeters”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 353, pp. 415-419, 1994.

45. Samei, E., Kearfott, K. J., “A Limited Bibliography of Atomic Energy Commission-Funded Human Radiation Experiments”, Health Physics, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 885-891, 1995.

46. Kearfott, K. J., Zhu, M., “A Comparison of Values of Annual Limits on Intake Presented in ICRP 61 and 10 CFR Part 20 1991”, Health Physics, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 552-555, 1996.

47. Samei, E., Kearfott, K. J., Gillespie, T. J., Wang, C. -K.C., “An Atlas of Selected Beta Ray Spectra and Depth Dose Distributions in Lithium Fluoride and Soft Tissue Generated by a Fast Monte-Carlo-Based Sampling Method”, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 719-725, 1996.

48. Johnson, W. H., Kearfott, K. J., “Lost Life Expectancy Rate: An Application to Environmental Levels of Radiation”, Health Physics, vol. 73, no. 2, pp.312-319, 1997.

49. Simpkins, R. W., Kearfott, K. J., “The Minimum Number of Observations Necessary to Develop an Average Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Element Correction Factor”, Radiation Protection Management, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 55-61, 1997.

50. Burch, S. E., Kearfott, K. J., Trueblood, J. H., Shiels, W. C., Yeo, J. I., Wang, C. K. C., “A New Approach to Film Dosimetry for High Energy Photon Beams: Lateral Scatter Filtering”, Medical Physics, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 775-783, 1997.

51. Brooks, K. W., Trueblood, J. H., Kearfott, K. J., Lawton, D., “Automated Analysis of the American College of Radiology Mammographic Accreditation Phantom Images”, Medical Physics, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 709-723, 1997.

52. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “Comparison of In Situ and Laboratory Gamma Spectroscopy of Natural Radionuclides in Desert Soil”, Health Physics, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 350-361, 1997. [cover article]

53. Manuca, D., Kearfott, K. J., “Effects of Intake Function Shape on Estimations of Internal Dose”, Health Physics, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 76-84, 1998.

54. Wood, J. L, Benke, R. R., Rohrer, S. M., Kearfott, K. J., “A Comparison of Minimum Detectable and Proposed Maximum Allowable Soil Concentration Cleanup Levels for Selected Radionuclides”, Health Physics, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 413-417, 1999.

55. Branch, C. J., Kearfott, K. J., “Positional Glow Curve Simulation for Thermoluminescent Detector (TLD) System Design”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 442, pp. 638-642, 1999.

56. Hsu, H. H., Kearfott, K. J., “Criticality Dosimetry Using a Sulfur Disk and A Priori Neutron Spectral Knowledge”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 442, pp. 626-628, 1999.

57. Hsu, H. H., Kearfott, K. J., “Effects of Neutron Source Selection on Land-Mine Detection Efficiency”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 442, pp. 914-918, 1999.

58. Deogracias, E. C., Wood, J. L., Wagner, E. C., Kearfott, K. J., “Polynomial Expressions of Electron Depth Dose as a Function of Energy in Various Materials: Applications to Thermoluminescence (TL) Dosimetry”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 442, pp. 629-637, 1999.

59. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “Soil Sample Moisture Content as a Function of Time During Oven Drying for Gamma Spectroscopic Measurements”, Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods Phys. Res. A, vol. 442, pp. 817-819, 1999.

60. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “Accounting for 222Rn Loss During Oven Drying for the Immediate Laboratory Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Collected Soil Samples”, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 271-287, 2000.

61. Kearfott, K. J., Han, S., Wagner, E. C., Samei, E., Wang, C.-K. C., “Numerical Simulation of a TLD Pulsed Laser-Heating Scheme for Determination of Shallow Dose and Deep Dose in Low-LET Radiation Fields”, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 52, no. 6 (June), pp. 1419-1429, 2000.

62. Hamilton, D. S. , Peck, M., Yu. H., Kearfott, K. J. “Computer-Based Radiation Safety Training For Hospital Radiation Workers”, Operational Radiation Safety, vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 54-58, 2000.

63. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “Suggested Sample Processing Procedure for Immediate Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Determinations of Ra-226 Activities in Soil Samples”, Radioactivity and Radiochemistry, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 34-41, 1999.

64. Baciak, J. E., Kearfott, K. J., “Review of Fetal Radiation Dose Protection and Dosimetry Issues for Medical Procedures”, J Rad Prot Man, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 39-42, 2000. Also printed in RSO Magazine, vol. 5., no. 2, pp. 13-16, 2000.

65. Shapiro, B., Rufini, V., Jarwan, A., Geatti, O., Kearfott, K.J., Fig, L. M., Kirkwood, I. D., Gross, M. D., “Artifacts, Anatomical and Physiological Variants, and Unrelated Diseases that Might Cause False-Positive Whole-Body 131-I Scans in Patients with Thyroid Cancer”, Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, vol. XXX, no. 2 (April), pp. 115-132, 2000.

66. Donnell, J. A., Kearfott, K. J., “Teaching Radiation Safety Students to Write: A Classroom Strategy”, J Rad Prot Man, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 23-29, 2000. Also printed in RSO Magazine, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 15-22, 2000.

67. Kearfott, K. J., (Peacock-)Homiller, S. L., Dowling, M. M., “Effects of Containers and Supports on Sensitivity of Thermoluminescent Detectors for Environmental Monitoring”, J Rad Prot Man, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 26-32, 2000.

68. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “An Improved In Situ Method for Determining Depth Distributions of Gamma-Ray Emitting Radionuclides”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Phys. Res. A, vol. 463, no. 1-2, pp. 393-412, 2001.

69. Benke, R. R., Kearfott, K. J., “Demonstration of a Collimated In Situ Method for Determining Depth Distributions Using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Phys. Res. A, vol. 482, no. 3, pp. 814-831, 2002.

70. Steinman, R. L., Kearfott, K. J., Weiner, R. F., “A Comparison of Transient Dose Model Predictions and Experimental Measurements”, Health Physics, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 504-511, 2002.

71. J.T. McDonald, W.G. West, K.J. Kearfott., "An Evaluation of the Kearny Fallout Meter (KFM), a Radiation Detector Constructed From Commonly Available Household Materials", Health Physics, vol 87 (Supplement 2), S52-S57, 2004

 

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