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Earl Nixon, MS, DABR

Instructor, Radiation Oncology

Current Positions

  • Instructor, Radiation Oncology

Education

  • Certificate in Radiography, Academy of Health Sciences, San Antonio, Texas
  • BS in Clinical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Giessen-Friedberg, Germany
  • MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Resident in CAMPEP Accredited Medical Physics Residency, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Research Interests

  • Research Summary

Licenses & Certifications

  • Board Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics, The American Board of Radiology
  • Iowa IDPH Bureau of Radiological Health: Medical Physicist, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Bureau of Radiological Health
  • The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists: Radiography R.T. (R), The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Selected Publications

  • Wang, D., Nixon, E., Oldham, A., Flynn, R. & Buatti, J. (2015). Personalized imaging in radiation oncology: In Regard to Zhang et al. (Vols. 93). (1), pp. 211. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.04.014. PMID: 26279039.
  • Hyer, D., Mart, C. & Nixon, E. (2012). Development and Implementation of an EPID-Based Method for Localizing Isocenter. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13 (6) 72-81. DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i6.3965. PMID: 23149787.
  • Nelms, D., Shukla, H., Nixon, E., Bayouth, J. & Flynn, R. (2009). Assessment of Three Dead Detector Correction Methods for Cone Beam Computed Tomography. Journal of Medical Physics 36 (10) 4569-4576. DOI: 10.1118/1.3222730. PMID: 19928088.
  • Bani-Hashemi, A., Nixon, E., Alfredo, R., Siochi, C., Pennington, E. C., Bayouth, J. E., Flynn, R. T. & Hartmann, J. (2009). Dosimetric characterization and application of an imaging beam line with a carbon electron target for megavoltage cone beam computed tomography. Medical physics 36 (6) 2181-92. PMID: 19610307. DOI: 10.1118/1.3125663.
  • Hancock, S., Clements, C., Hyer, D., Nixon, E., Martin, E., Wang, B., Jani, S. & Gossman, M. (2016). Comprehensive Machine Isocenter Evaluation with Separation of Gantry, Collimator, and Table Variables. In Medical Physics. (Vols. 43). (6), pp. 3663-3664. DOI: 10.1118/1.4957039.
  • Julius, B., Lin, S., Rahmani, D., Rockey, W., Tracy, C., Nixon, E., Modrick, J., Sander, E. & Kim, Y. (2013). Development of a Low Cost, Easily-Made, Interchangeable, Prostate Brachytherapy Phantom for Multi-Imaging Guidance Using Ultrasound, CT and MRI. In Medical Physics. (Vols. 40). (6), pp. 157. DOI: 10.1118/1.4814248.
  • Flynn, R., Hartmann, J., Bani-Hashemi, A., Nixon, E., Siochi, R., Pennington, E. & Bayouth, J. (2009). Dosimetric Characterization of an Imaging Beam Line with a Carbon Electron Target for Meagavoltage Cone Beam Computed Tomography. (Vols. 36). pp. 2181. Medical Physics. DOI: 10.1118/1.3182673.
  • Nelms, D., Shukla, H., Nixon, E., Bayouth, J. & Flynn, R. (2009). Quantitative Assessment of Three Dead Detector Interpolative Correction Methods fo Cone Beam CT Images. (Vols. 36). pp. 2475. Medical Physics. DOI: 10.1118/1.3181295.
  • Kim, Y., Nixon, E., Modrick, J., Bhatia, S. & Jacobson, G. (2008). On the Radiobiologic Implications for Intracavitary HDR Brachytherapy of Cervical Carcinoma: Based on 3D CT Imaging and GYN GEC-ESTRO Recommendations. (Vols. 7). (2), pp. 168. Brachytherapy. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.02.237.
  • Nixon, E., Kim, Y., Kearney, W., Modrick, J., Jacobson, G., Bhatia, S. & Bayouth, J. (2008). HDR Brachytherapy Tandem and Ovoid Titanium Applicator Safety Assessment in 3T MRI. (Vols. 7). (2), pp. 35. Brachytherapy. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.02.134.