Photons

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Discrete concentrations of energy, apparently massless elementary particles, that move at the speed of light. They are the unit or quantum of electromagnetic radiation. Photons are emitted when electrons move from one energy state to another. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

Descriptor ID	D017785
MeSH Number(s)	G01.249.705 G01.358.500.505.650.782 G01.590.540.782 G01.750.250.650.782 G01.750.770.578.782
Concept/Terms	Photons Photons

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Photons".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Elementary Particles [G01.249]
Photons [G01.249.705]
Magnetic Phenomena [G01.358]
Electromagnetic Phenomena [G01.358.500]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.358.500.505]
Light [G01.358.500.505.650]
Photons [G01.358.500.505.650.782]
Optical Phenomena [G01.590]
Light [G01.590.540]
Photons [G01.590.540.782]
Radiation [G01.750]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.750.250]
Light [G01.750.250.650]
Photons [G01.750.250.650.782]
Radiation, Nonionizing [G01.750.770]
Light [G01.750.770.578]
Photons [G01.750.770.578.782]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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Auer B, Zeraatkar N, Goding JC, Könik A, Fromme TJ, Kalluri KS, Furenlid LR, Kuo PH, King MA. Inclusion of quasi-vertex views in a brain-dedicated multi-pinhole SPECT system for improved imaging performance. Phys Med Biol. 2021 01 27; 66(3):035007.

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Könik A, Auer B, De Beenhouwer J, Kalluri K, Zeraatkar N, Furenlid LR, King MA. Primary, scatter, and penetration characterizations of parallel-hole and pinhole collimators for I-123 SPECT. Phys Med Biol. 2019 12 13; 64(24):245001.

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Haas-Kogan D, Indelicato D, Paganetti H, Esiashvili N, Mahajan A, Yock T, Flampouri S, MacDonald S, Fouladi M, Stephen K, Kalapurakal J, Terezakis S, Kooy H, Grosshans D, Makrigiorgos M, Mishra K, Poussaint TY, Cohen K, Fitzgerald T, Gondi V, Liu A, Michalski J, Mirkovic D, Mohan R, Perkins S, Wong K, Vikram B, Buchsbaum J, Kun L. National Cancer Institute Workshop on Proton Therapy for Children: Considerations Regarding Brainstem Injury. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 05 01; 101(1):152-168.

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Ghammraoui B, Glick SJ. Investigating the feasibility of classifying breast microcalcifications using photon-counting spectral mammography: A simulation study. Med Phys. 2017 Jun; 44(6):2304-2311.

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Vedantham S, Shrestha S, Karellas A, Shi L, Gounis MJ, Bellazzini R, Spandre G, Brez A, Minuti M. Photon-counting hexagonal pixel array CdTe detector: Spatial resolution characteristics for image-guided interventional applications. Med Phys. 2016 May; 43(5):2118.

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Smith CS, Stallinga S, Lidke KA, Rieger B, Grunwald D. Probability-based particle detection that enables threshold-free and robust in vivo single-molecule tracking. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 Nov 05; 26(22):4057-62.

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Hiatt JR, Davis SD, Rivard MJ. A revised dosimetric characterization of the model S700 electronic brachytherapy source containing an anode-centering plastic insert and other components not included in the 2006 model. Med Phys. 2015 Jun; 42(6):2764-76.

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Vedantham S, Shi L, Karellas A. Large-angle x-ray scatter in Talbot-Lau interferometry for breast imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2014 Nov 07; 59(21):6387-400.

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Wo JY, Mamon HJ, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Tseng YD, Napolitano BN, Ancukiewicz M, Swanson RS, Lillemoe KD, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Hong TS. Phase I study of neoadjuvant accelerated short course radiation therapy with photons and capecitabine for resectable pancreatic cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2014 Jan; 110(1):160-4.

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Kalluri KS, Mahd M, Glick SJ. Investigation of energy weighting using an energy discriminating photon counting detector for breast CT. Med Phys. 2013 Aug; 40(8):081923.

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