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Subczynski WK, Widomska J, Stein N, Swartz HM. Factors Determining Barrier Properties to Oxygen Transport Across Model and Cell Plasma Membranes Based on EPR Spin-Label Oximetry. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01412-4.
Pogue BW, Cao X, Swartz HM, Vinogradov SA. Review of Tissue Oxygenation Sensing During Radiotherapy Based Upon Cherenkov-Excited Luminescence Imaging. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming; 52(10):1521-1536. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01400-8.
Schreiber W, Petryakov SV, Kmiec MM, Flood AB, Swartz HM, Schaner PE, Williams BB. In Vivo CW-EPR Spectrometer Systems for Dosimetry and Oximetry in Preclinical and Clinical Applications. Appl Magn Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01382-7.
Sarna T, Swartz HM, Zadlo A. Interaction of Melanin with Metal Ions Modulates Their Cytotoxic Potential. Appl. Magn. Reson. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01386-3.
Petryakov S, Schreiber W, Kmiec MM, Swartz HM, Schaner PE, Kuppusamy P, Williams BB. Flexible Segmented Surface Coil Resonator for In Vivo EPR Measurements in Human Subjects. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: doi.org/10.1007/s00723-021-01408-0.
Hirata H, Swartz HM. RF/Microwave Resonators for Preclinical and Clinical EPR Applications: Current Status and Challenges. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01413-3.
Nakai Y, Yamaguchi I, Swartz HM, Flood AB, Williams BB, Schreiber W, Miyake M. Effects of Ultraviolet Rays on L-Band In Vivo EPR Dosimetry Using Tooth Enamel. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01340-3.
Singh V, Swartz HM, Seed TM. Radiation Medical Countermeasures and Use of EPR Biodosimetry to Facilitate Effectiveness of Applied Clinical Procedures. Appl. Magn. Reson.. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01444-w.
Swartz HM, Flood AB, Williams BB, Pogue BW, Schaner PE, Vaupel P. What Is the Meaning of an Oxygen Measurement? : Analysis of Methods Purporting to Measure Oxygen in Targeted Tissues. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1269:301-308. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-48238-1_48. PubMed PMID: 33966234.
Buehler PW, Flood AB, Swartz HM. Measurement of Tissue Oxygen as a Novel Approach to Optimizing Red Blood Cell Quality Assessment. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1269:379-386. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-48238-1_60. PubMed PMID: 33966246.
Buehler PW, Flood AB, Swartz HM. Expanding EPR Oximetry into Transfusion Medicine. Appl. Magn. Reson. 52(10):1509-1519 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00723-021-01394-3. 2021; 52(10):1509-1519. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01394-3.
Vaupel P, Flood AB, Swartz HM. Oxygenation Status of Malignant Tumors vs. Normal Tissues: Critical Evaluation and Updated Data Source Based on Direct Measurements with pO2 Microsensors. Appl. Magn. Reson. 2021; 51(10):1451-1479. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01383-6.
Swartz HM, Wilkins RC, Ainsbury E, Port M, Barry Flood A, Trompier F, Roy L, Swarts SG. What if a major radiation incident happened during a pandemic? - Considerations of the impact on biodosimetry. Int J Radiat Biol. 2022;98(5):825-830. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2021.2000659. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 34730484.
Schaner PE, Williams BB, Chen EY, Pettus JR, Schreiber WA, Kmiec MM, Jarvis LA, Pastel DA, Zuurbier RA, DiFlorio-Alexander RM, Paydarfar JA, Gosselin BJ, Barth RJ, Rosenkranz KM, Petryakov SV, Hou H, Tse D, Pletnev A, Flood AB, Wood VA, Hebert KA, Mosher RE, Demidenko E, Swartz HM, Kuppusamy P. First-In-Human Study in Cancer Patients Establishing the Feasibility of Oxygen Measurements in Tumors Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance With the OxyChip. Front Oncol. 2021;11:743256. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.743256. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34660306; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8517507.
Chen EY, Tse D, Hou H, Schreiber WA, Schaner PE, Kmiec MM, Hebert KA, Kuppusamy P, Swartz HM, Williams BB. Evaluation of a Refined Implantable Resonator for Deep-Tissue EPR Oximetry in the Clinic. Appl Magn Reson. 2021 Oct;52(10):1321-1342. doi: 10.1007/s00723-021-01376-5. Epub 2021 Jul 9. PubMed PMID: 34744319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8570533.
Cao X, Zhang R, Esipova TV, Allu SR, Ashraf R, Rahman M, Gunn JR, Bruza P, Gladstone DJ, Williams BB, Swartz HM, Hoopes PJ, Vinogradov SA, Pogue BW. Quantification of Oxygen Depletion During FLASH Irradiation In Vitro and In Vivo. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Sep 1;111(1):240-248. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.03.056. Epub 2021 May 18. PubMed PMID: 33845146; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8338745.
Schaner PE, Tran LB, Zaki BI, Swartz HM, Demidenko E, Williams BB, Siegel A, Kuppusamy P, Flood AB, Gallez B. The impact of particulate electron paramagnetic resonance oxygen sensors on fluorodeoxyglucose imaging characteristics detected via positron emission tomography. Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 24;11(1):4422. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82754-8. PubMed PMID: 33627688; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7904945.
Park JI, Choi K, Koo CU, Oh J, Hirata H, Swartz HM, Ye SJ. Dependence of Radiation-induced Signals on Geometry of Tooth Enamel Using a 1.15 GHz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer: Improvement of Dosimetric Accuracy. Health Phys. 2021 Feb 1;120(2):152-162. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001292. PubMed PMID: 32701613.
Swartz HM, Vaupel P, Williams BB, Schaner PE, Gallez B, Schreiber W, Ali A, Flood AB. 'Oxygen Level in a Tissue' - What Do Available Measurements Really Report?. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1232:145-153. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-34461-0_19. Review. PubMed PMID: 31893405.
Flood AB, Schaner PE, Vaupel P, Williams BB, Gallez B, Chen EY, Ali A, Liu T, Lawson VH, Schreiber W, Swartz HM. Clinical and Statistical Considerations when Assessing Oxygen Levels in Tumors: Illustrative Results from Clinical EPR Oximetry Studies. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1232:155-168. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-34461-0_20. Review. PubMed PMID: 31893406.
Schaner PE, Pettus JR, Flood AB, Williams BB, Jarvis LA, Chen EY, Pastel DA, Zuurbier RA, diFlorio-Alexander RM, Swartz HM, Kuppusamy P. OxyChip Implantation and Subsequent Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Oximetry in Human Tumors Is Safe and Feasible: First Experience in 24 Patients. Front Oncol. 2020;10:572060. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.572060. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 33194670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7653093.
Swartz HM, Flood AB, Schaner PE, Halpern H, Williams BB, Pogue BW, Gallez B, Vaupel P. How best to interpret measures of levels of oxygen in tissues to make them effective clinical tools for care of patients with cancer and other oxygen-dependent pathologies. Physiol Rep. 2020 Aug;8(15):e14541. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14541. Review. PubMed PMID: 32786045; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7422807.
Swartz HM, Flood AB, Singh VK, Swarts SG. Scientific and Logistical Considerations When Screening for Radiation Risks by Using Biodosimetry Based on Biological Effects of Radiation Rather than Dose: The Need for Prior Measurements of Homogeneity and Distribution of Dose. Health Phys. 2020 Jul;119(1):72-82. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001244. Review. PubMed PMID: 32175928; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7269859.
Hou H, Baek JH, Zhang H, Wood F, Gao Y, Flood AB, Swartz HM, Buehler PW. Electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry as a novel approach to monitor the effectiveness and quality of red blood cell transfusions. Blood Transfus. 2019 Jul;17(4):296-306. doi: 10.2450/2019.0037-19. Epub 2019 May 16. PubMed PMID: 31184583; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6683865.
Flood AB, Wood VA, Schreiber W, Williams BB, Gallez B, Swartz HM. Guidance to Transfer 'Bench-Ready' Medical Technology into Usual Clinical Practice: Case Study - Sensors and Spectrometer Used in EPR Oximetry. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1072:233-239. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91287-5_37. PubMed PMID: 30178351; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6126358.
Kobayashi K, Dong R, Nicolalde RJ, Calderon P, Du G, Williams BB, Lee MC, Swartz HM, Flood AB. Development of a novel mouth model as an alternative tool to test the effectiveness of an in vivo EPR dosimetry system. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Aug 10;63(16):165002. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aad518. PubMed PMID: 30033935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6282024.
Swarts SG, Sidabras JW, Grinberg O, Tipikin DS, Kmiec MM, Petryakov SV, Schreiber W, Wood VA, Williams BB, Flood AB, Swartz HM. Developments in Biodosimetry Methods for Triage With a Focus on X-band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance In Vivo Fingernail Dosimetry. Health Phys. 2018 Jul;115(1):140-150. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000874. PubMed PMID: 29787440; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5967651.
Flood AB, Wood VA, Swartz HM. Using India Ink as a Sensor for Oximetry: Evidence of its Safety as a Medical Device. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;977:297-312. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55231-6_40. Review. PubMed PMID: 28685459; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5973822.
Vostal JG, Buehler PW, Gelderman MP, Alayash AI, Doctor A, Zimring JC, Glynn SA, Hess JR, Klein H, Acker JP, Spinella PC, D'Alessandro A, Palsson B, Raife TJ, Busch MP, McMahon TJ, Intaglietta M, Swartz HM, Dubick MA, Cardin S, Patel RP, Natanson C, Weisel JW, Muszynski JA, Norris PJ, Ness PM. Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration's public workshop on new red blood cell product regulatory science 2016. Transfusion. 2018 Jan;58(1):255-266. doi: 10.1111/trf.14435. Epub 2017 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 29243830; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6258195.
Umakoshi M, Yamaguchi I, Hirata H, Kunugita N, Williams BB, Swartz HM, Miyake M. In Vivo Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Tooth Dosimetry: Dependence of Radiation-Induced Signal Amplitude on the Enamel Thickness and Surface Area of Ex Vivo Human Teeth. Health Phys. 2017 Oct;113(4):262-270. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000698. PubMed PMID: 28796750.
Caston RM, Schreiber W, Hou H, Williams BB, Chen EY, Schaner PE, Jarvis LA, Flood AB, Petryakov SV, Kmiec MM, Kuppusamy P, Swartz HM. Development of the Implantable Resonator System for Clinical EPR Oximetry. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2017 Dec;75(3-4):275-283. doi: 10.1007/s12013-017-0809-2. Epub 2017 Jul 7. PubMed PMID: 28687906; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5972368.
Sholom S, McKeever S. Stability of X-band EPR signals from fingernails under vacuum storage. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993. 2017 Dec;141:78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.06.009. Epub 2017 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 28781435; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5538778.
Demidenko E. Exact and Approximate Statistical Inference for Nonlinear Regression and the Estimating Equation Approach. Scand Stat Theory Appl. 2017 Sep;44(3):636-665. doi: 10.1111/sjos.12269. Epub 2017 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 29033489; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5638165.
Swartz HM, Williams BB, Hou H, Khan N, Jarvis LA, Chen EY, Schaner PE, Ali A, Gallez B, Kuppusamy P, Flood AB. Direct and Repeated Clinical Measurements of pO2 for Enhancing Cancer Therapy and Other Applications. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;923:95-104. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-38810-6_13. PubMed PMID: 27526130; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5989722.
Flood AB, Satinsky VA, Swartz HM. Comparing the Effectiveness of Methods to Measure Oxygen in Tissues for Prognosis and Treatment of Cancer. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;923:113-120. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-38810-6_15. Review. PubMed PMID: 27526132; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5969909.
Hou H, Khan N, Nagane M, Gohain S, Chen EY, Jarvis LA, Schaner PE, Williams BB, Flood AB, Swartz HM, Kuppusamy P. Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation Measured by EPR Oximetry Using a Highly Sensitive Polymer-Encapsulated Paramagnetic Sensor. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;923:351-357. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-38810-6_46. PubMed PMID: 27526163; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5976240.
Swartz HM. Using Stable Free Radicals to Obtain Unique and Clinically Useful Data In Vivo in Human Subjects. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):3-15. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw323. Epub 2016 Nov 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 27886997; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6061194.
Demidenko E, Glaholt SP, Kyker-Snowman E, Shaw JR, Chen CY. Single toxin dose-response models revisited. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2017 Jan 1;314:12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 27847315; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5183473.
Kobayashi K, Dong R, Nicolalde RJ, Williams BB, Du G, Swartz HM, Flood AB. Evolution and Optimization of Tooth Models for Testing In Vivo EPR Tooth Dosimetry. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):152-160. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw215. Epub 2016 Aug 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 27555657; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5225979.
Flood AB, Ali AN, Boyle HK, Du G, Satinsky VA, Swarts SG, Williams BB, Demidenko E, Schreiber W, Swartz HM. Evaluating the Special Needs of The Military for Radiation Biodosimetry for Tactical Warfare Against Deployed Troops: Comparing Military to Civilian Needs for Biodosimetry Methods. Health Phys. 2016 Aug;111(2):169-82. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000538. PubMed PMID: 27356061; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4930006.
Schreiber W, Petryakov SV, Kmiec MM, Feldman MA, Meaney PM, Wood VA, Boyle HK, Flood AB, Williams BB, Swartz HM. FLEXIBLE, WIRELESS, INDUCTIVELY COUPLED SURFACE COIL RESONATOR FOR EPR TOOTH DOSIMETRY. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):87-95. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw153. Epub 2016 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 27421470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6287419.
Flood AB, Williams BB, Schreiber W, Du G, Wood VA, Kmiec MM, Petryakov SV, Demidenko E, Swartz HM, EPR Center Tooth Dosimetry Project Team. Advances in in vivo EPR Tooth BIOdosimetry: Meeting the targets for initial triage following a large-scale radiation event. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):72-80. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw165. Epub 2016 Jul 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 27421468; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5225975.
Petryakov SV, Schreiber W, Kmiec MM, Williams BB, Swartz HM. Surface Dielectric Resonators for X-band EPR Spectroscopy. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):127-132. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw167. Epub 2016 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 27421472; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8444672.
Ivannikov AI, Khailov AM, Orlenko SP, Skvortsov VG, Stepanenko VF, Zhumadilov KS, Williams BB, Flood AB, Swartz HM. Determination of the Average Native Background and the Light-Induced EPR Signals and their Variation in the Teeth Enamel Based on Large-Scale Survey of the Population. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):265-274. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw150. Epub 2016 Jul 13. PubMed PMID: 27412516; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5225970.
Williams BB, Flood AB, Demidenko E, Swartz HM. ROC Analysis for Evaluation of Radiation Biodosimetry Technologies. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(1-3):145-151. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncw168. Epub 2016 Jul 13. PubMed PMID: 27412513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5225982.
Hou HG, Khan N, Du GX, Hodge S, Swartz HM. Temporal variation in the response of tumors to hyperoxia with breathing carbogen and oxygen. Med Gas Res. 2016 Jul-Sep;6(3):138-146. doi: 10.4103/2045-9912.191359. eCollection 2016 Jul-Sep. PubMed PMID: 27867481; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5110141.
Camarata AS, Switchenko JM, Demidenko E, Flood AB, Swartz HM, Ali AN. Emesis as a Screening Diagnostic for Low Dose Rate (LDR) Total Body Radiation Exposure. Health Phys. 2016 Apr;110(4):391-4. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000476. PubMed PMID: 26910032; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4770573.
Sholom S, McKeever SW. Emergency EPR dosimetry technique using vacuum-stored dry nails. Radiat Meas. 2016 May 1;88:41-47. doi: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.02.014. Epub 2016 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 27172262; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4860363.
Demidenko E. The p-Value You Can't Buy. Am Stat. 2016 Jan 2;70(1):33-38. doi: 10.1080/00031305.2015.1069760. Epub 2016 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 27226647; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4867863.
Meaney PM, Williams BB, Geimer SD, Flood AB, Swartz HM. A Coaxial Dielectric Probe Technique for Distinguishing Tooth Enamel from Dental Resin. Adv Biomed Eng Res. 2015;3:8-17. doi: 10.14355/aber.2015.03.002. PubMed PMID: 27182531; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4864612.
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