Journal Publications

* Denotes student/advisee.

2023

• D. COLEMAN*, K. GRIFFIN*, S. DEWJI. “Stylized versus voxel phantoms: quantification of internal organ chord length distances”. Physics in Medicine and Biology. Published Ahead of Print Feb. (2023). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acbbb6.
• A. ROSENSTROM*, M. S. LEITNER, S. H. ROKNI, M. SHUMAIL, S. TANTAWI, S. DEWJI, B. LOO JR.“Methodology for designing stand-alone cabinet form factor shielding for a preclinical MV-energy photon FLASH radiotherapy system”. Medical Physics. Published Ahead of Print Jan. (2023). DOI: 10.1002/mp.16290.
• M. NOSAKA, C. BORRAS, V. HOLAHAN, S. A. DEWJI, T. JOHNSON, J. W. HIATT, W. NEWHAUSER, J. W. POSTON SR., N. HERTEL, “Health Physics Workforce in the United States”. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 23(Suppl. 1):e13757-65 Jan. (2023). DOI: 1002/acm2.13757.

2022

• R. ALSADI, O. BOUHALI, S. DEWJI, M. DJEKIDEL. “¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA Therapy for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A review of state-of-the-art“. The Oncologist. Published Ahead of Print.  Oct. (2022). DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac216.
• S. DALAK*, E. ASANO*, S. DEWJI, “Estimation of Protection Factors for Surrogate Vehicle Models in Environmental Contamination Scenarios” – Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Published Ahead of Print. Sept. (2022). DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncac207
• L. AZIZ*, S. DEWJI. “Updated Age-Specific External Dose and Exposure Rate Coefficients for I-131 Patient Release“. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. ncac049, Published ahead of print. April (2022) DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncac049.
• E. ASANO*, D. COLEMAN, G. DAVIDSON, S. DEWJI. “Photon detector response function methodology using MCNP and Shift hybrid radiation transport code for wide-area contamination assay applications“. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment and Nuclear Instruments, Published ahead of print. March (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2022.166568. 
• R. ABERGEL, J. ARIS, W.E. BOLCH, S.A. DEWJI, A. GOLDEN, D.A. HOOPER, D. MARGOT*, C.G. MENKER, T. PAUNESKU, D. SCHAUE, G.E. WOLOSCHAK. “The Enduring Legacy of Marie Curie: Impacts of Radium in 21st Century Radiological and Medical Sciences”. International Journal of Radiation Biology. Published ahead of print. Feb. (2022) DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2027542 INVITED

2021

• ALSADI, L. AZIZ*, M. BOHANON, S. DEWJI, O. BOUHALI, M. DJEKIDEL, “Clinical Management of End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Dialysis Receiving Radioactive Iodine Treatment”. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 46(12):977-982, Dec. (2021) DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003915.
• A. ROSENSTROM*, E. ASANO*, K. GRIFFIN, C. LEE, D. HOOPER, S. DEWJI, “Dose Coefficient Simulation for Use in Dosimetry Assessment of Fission-Based Weapon”. Radiation Research. 196(3):272-283, July (2021) DOI: 10.1667/RADE-21-00012.1.
• S. SIVABHASKAR*, A. E. PERRY*, S. A. DEWJI, “Comparison of Neutron Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for PIMAL Stylized Phantom in Bent Postures in Cranial and Caudal Irradiation Geometries”. Health Physics Journal. 120(5):559-572, May (2021) DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001382.
• B. SCHWARZ, W. GODWIN, M. WAYSON, S. DEWJI, D. JOKISCH, C. LEE, W. BOLCH. “Specific absorbed fractions for a revised series of the UF/NCI pediatric reference phantoms: Internal electron sources”. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(3) 035005. Jan. (2021) DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abc709.
• B. SCHWARZ, W. GODWIN, M. WAYSON, S. DEWJI, D. JOKISCH, C. LEE, W. BOLCH. “Specific absorbed fractions for a revised series of the UF/NCI pediatric reference phantoms: Internal photon sources”. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(3) 035006. Jan. (2021) DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abc708.

2020

• C. FOREMAN*, S. DEWJI. “Estimation of External Dose Rates to Hotel Workers from Bed Linens Contaminated from I-131 Patients”. Health Physics Journal, 118(6):615-622, June (2020)  DOI:10.1097/HP.000000000000114.
• K. GRIFFIN, T. CUTHBERT^*, S. DEWJI, C. LEE. “Stylized versus Voxel Phantoms: A Juxtaposition of Organ Depth Distributions”.Physics in Medicine and Biology. 65(6): 065007, Mar. (2020) DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab7686.
• S. DEWJI,  K. BALES*, E. ASANO*, K. VEINOT, K. ECKERMAN, S. HART, L. FINKLEA, A. ANSARI. “Estimation of External Contamination and Exposure Rates Due to Fission Product Release”. Health Physics Journal. 119(2):163-175, Aug. (2020). DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001168.

2019

• C. KOFLER, S. DOMAL, D. SATOH, S. DEWJI, K. ECKERMAN, W. E. BOLCH. “Organ and Detriment-Weighted Dose Rate Coefficients for Exposure to Radionuclide-Contaminated Soil Considering Body Morphometries that Differ from Reference Conditions:  Adults and Children”. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 58(4):477-92, Nov. (2019) DOI: 10.1007/s00411-019-00812-2.
• C. LI, M. TREMBLAY, K. CAPELLO, O. KURIHARA, M. YOUNGMAN, A. ANSARI, M. A. LOPEZ, D. FRANCK, S. DEWJI.“Monitoring and Dose Assessment for Children Following a Radiation Emergency Part II: Calibration Factors for Thyroid Monitoring”. Health Physics Journal, 117(3):283-290, Sept. (2019) DOI 10.1097/HP.0000000000001058.
• K. BALES*, S. DEWJI. “Organ and Effective Photon Dose Coefficients for Reference Phantoms in Articulated Postures in Cranial and Caudal Irradiation Geometries”. Health Physics Journal, 116(5):599-606, Jan. (2019) DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000985.
• J. DAVIS, S. DEWJI, E. ABELQUIST, N. HERTEL. “Synopsis of the Oak Ridge Radiation Protection Research Needs Workshop”. Health Physics Journal, 116(1):69–80, Jan. (2019 ) DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000953. INVITED

2018

• S. DEWJI.“Acceptance Speech Given by Shaheen A. Dewji, Recipient of the 2018 Elda E. Anderson Award: at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society Cleveland“, Ohio 15-19 July 2018”. Health Physics Journal, 115(6):662-665, Dec. (2018) DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000983.INVITED       
• K. BALES*, S. A. DEWJI, E. SANCHEZ^*. “Comparison of Neutron Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for PIMAL Stylized Phantom in Bent Postures in Standard Irradiation Geometries”. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics,57(4):375-393, Nov. (2018) DOI: 10.1007/s00411-018-0751-8.
• S.DEWJI, K. BALES*, K. GRIFFIN, C. LEE, M. HILLER. “Age-dependent Comparison of Monoenergetic Photon Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for Pediatric Stylized and Voxel Phantoms Submerged in Air”. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 63(17):175019, Sept. (2018)DOI:10.1088/1361-6560/aad64e.

2017 

• K. G. VEINOT, S.A. DEWJI, M.M. HILLER, K.F. ECKERMAN, C.E. EASTERLY, N.E. HERTEL. “Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for Room Immersions in Occupational Settings“. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 56(4):453-462, Nov. (2017)DOI: 10.1007/s00411-017-0705-6.
• N. NELSON^*, Y. AZMY, R. P. GARDNER, J. MATTINGLY, R. SMITH, L. WORRALL, S. DEWJI. “Validation and Uncertainty Quantification of Detector Response Functions for a 1″x2″ NaI Collimated Detector Intended for Inverse Radioisotope Source Mapping Applications”. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, B, 410:1-15, Nov. (2017), DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2017.07.015).
• S. A. DEWJI, K. L. REED^*, M. HILLER. “Comparison of Organ Doses for PIMAL Stylized Phantoms in Upright and Bent Positions for Standard Irradiation Geometries”. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 56(3):277-291, Aug. (2017)DOI: 10.1007/s00411-017-0698-1.
• K. G. VEINOT, M.B. BELLAMY, K.F. ECKERMAN, M.M. HILLER, S.A. DEWJI, C.E. EASTERLY, N.E. HERTEL, R. MANGER. “Effective Dose Rate Coefficients for Exposure to Contaminated Soil”. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 56 (3):255-267, Aug. (2017)DOI: 10.1007/s00411-017-0692-7.
• M. HILLER, S. DEWJI.“Comparison of Monoenergetic Photon Organ Dose Rate Coefficients for the Female Stylized and Voxel Phantoms Submerged in Air”. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 175 (3):336-343,July (2017) DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw354.
• M. B. BELLAMY, K.F. ECKERMAN, K.G. VEINOT, M.M. HILLER, S.A. DEWJI, C.E. EASTERLY, N.E. HERTEL, R.W. LEGGETT, R.P. MANGER. “Effective Dose Rate Coefficients for Immersions in Radioactive Air and Water”. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 174 (2):275-286,April (2017)DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw103.
• S. DEWJI, S. CROFT, N. HERTEL. “Sensitivity Analysis of High-Resolution Gamma-ray Detection for Safeguards Monitoring at Natural Uranium Conversion Facilities”. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment and Nuclear Instruments, 848:153-161, March (2017)DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.12.018.
• S. DEWJI. “Critical Issues in Radiation Protection Knowledge Management for Preserving Radiation Protection Research and Development Capabilities”. Health Physics Journal, 112(2):199-206, Feb. (2017),DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000603. INVITED

2016 and prior 

• S. DEWJI, N. HERTEL, S. CROFT, D. LEE, J. CHAPMAN, R. MCELROY. “Validation of Gamma-Ray Detection Techniques for Safeguards Monitoring at Natural Uranium Conversion Facilities”. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment and Nuclear Instruments, 823:135-148, July (2016)DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.03.069.
• M. B. BELLAMY, M. HILLER, S. A. DEWJI, R. W. LEGGETT, K. F. ECKERMAN,C. E. EASTERLY, N. E. HERTEL. “Comparison of Organ Dose for Stylized and Voxel Phantoms – Monoenergetic Photons in Air Submersion”. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 172(4):367-374,Dec. (2016)DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv548.
• S. DEWJI, M. BELLAMY, N. HERTEL, R. LEGGETT, S. SHERBINI, M. SABA, K. ECKERMAN.“Assessment of Point Source Method for Estimating Doses to Members of the Public from Exposure to Patients with ¹³¹I Thyroid Treatment”. Health Physics Journal,109(3):233-241, Sept. (2015) DOI 10.1097/HP.0000000000000327.
• S.DEWJI, M. BELLAMY, N. HERTEL, R. LEGGETT, S. SHERBINI, M. SABA, K. ECKERMAN. “Estimated Doses to Members of the Public from External Exposure to Patients with ¹³¹I Treatment”. Medical Physics, 42(4):1851-1857, April (2015)DOI: 10.1118/1.4915084.
• S. DEWJI, N. HERTEL, A. ANSARI. “Assessing Internal Contamination After a Radiological Dispersion Device Using a 2×2-inch Sodium Iodide Detector”. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 155(3):300-316, July (2013)DOI 10.1093/rpd/nct014.