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AMA Challenge

The following exercises are examples for practice of proper AMA citations. You do not need to
locate any resources unless specifically instructed to do so.
For each of the following sources, note any style/format error(s) and then, below each one, re-
write the item in red so that it properly complies with AMA. NOTE: some sources are incomplete
and may require you to go to a database to determine the required citation information.
When you are done, save this document with a new file name (AMA + group color) and
submit via the Dropbox in D2L for your small group (group leader should submit).
Section 1: In-text citations
Correct the in-text citations:
1. Diffey and Morgan conducted a research study that analyzed the affect of the gantry angle on
attenuation caused by the carbon fiber treatment couch.
2
[2 errors]
Re-write here
2. The study defined surface dose as a ratio of absorbed dose at 0.5 millimeters to the maximum
absorbed dose along the reference axis.
3
[1 error]
Re-write here
3. Tan et al.
4
have studied the anterior myocardial territory (AMT) in comparison to the heart as
an organ at risk (OR) for breast radiotherapy. [2 errors]
Re-write here

Correct the in-text citation and then follow with the correct reference citation.
4. The following is from the Radiobiology book by Travis published in 1989.
It is clear to those professionals in radiation oncology that ionizing radiation is a potentially
dangerous tool and therefore imperative that all persons involved with any of the medical
applications of ionizing radiation have a basic understanding of its hazardous biological
potential (Travis, 1989, p. 9). [3
rd
reference in paper]
Re-write here


Correct the in-text citation only:
5. The following is from an academic journal article with authors Stall, Zach, Ning, Ondos,
Arora, Shankavaram, Miller, Citrin, and Camphausen.
In a study by Stall, Zach, Ning, Ondos, Arora, Shankavaram, Miller, Citrin, and Camphausen
(2006), it was determined that flair and T2 weighted MRIs are used to delineate high grade
gliomas and surrounding edema for radiation treatment planning (Stall, Zach, Ning, Ondos,
Arora, Shankavaram, Miller, Citrin, and Camphausen, 2006, p. 1). [9
th
reference in paper]
In a study by Stall et al.,
9
it was determined that flair and T2 weighted MRIs are used to delineate
high grade gliomas and surrounding edema for radiation treatment planning. for this I used
page 41 in AMA book References Given in Text - and the info from the ASRT article
uploaded in D2l page 312
6. The study includes 8 patients chosen at random who were treated for left-sided breast cancer
with radiotherapy.
The study includes 8 patients chosen at random who were treated for left-sided breast cancer
with radiotherapy. for this I didnt put any correction, not enough information provided to cite,
and the instructions were to correct the citation only, not look up the article.

Section 2: Writing AMA References
With the information provided below, write the correct AMA citation for the document in
question. Some entries have incomplete data. For these you will need to get complete citation
details from the UW-L Library database.
Look in EBSCOhost (or periodical databases) to locate these articles & provide the appropriate
citation:
7. Lee, Wu, Jeng et al. published an article in 2009 about the skin dose impact from
immobilization devices and carbon fiber couch during IMRT treatment of the prostate.
Lee KW, Wu JK, Jeng SC, et al. Skin dose impact from vacuum immobilization device and
carbon fiber couch in intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Medical
Dosimetry. 2009; 34(3): 228-232. http://libweb.uwlax.edu:2097/10.1016/j.meddos.2008.10.001.
Published Autumn 2009. Accessed April 26, 2014.

8. Sharpe and Brock completed a study in 2008 about QA of serial 3D image registration and
fusion.
Sharpe M, Brock KK. Quality assurance of serial 3D image registration, fusion and
segmentation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 2008; 71(1): S33-
S37. http://libweb.uwlax.edu:2097/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.087. Published May 1, 2008.
Accessed April 26, 2014.
Use the Journals/Periodicals search to locate this article & provide the appropriate citation:
9. A fellow doctoral student tells you they found an article on doctoral students producing a
portfolio instead of a dissertation. They think they saw it in Innovations in Education &
Teaching International.
Maxwell TW, Kupczyk-Romanczuk G. Producing the professional doctorate: the portfolio as a
legitimate alternative to the dissertation. Innovations in Education and Teaching International.
2009; 46(2): 135-145. http://libweb.uwlax.edu:2130/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=2a2d1caf-
c049-4c60-93ca-5301f1194cf7%40sessionmgr4005&vid=2&hid=4204. Published May 2009.
Accessed April 26, 2014.
Use a book database like Amazon.com to locate these books & provide the appropriate citation:
10. You want to cite the book Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Kavanagh & Timmerman,
which is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins in Philadelphia, PA. Page 34.
Kavanagh BD, Timmerman RD. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. 1
st
Ed. Philadelphia, PA:
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2004: 34.
11. You need to cite a chapter written Annette M. Coleman and Cara Zeidman in a book edited
by Charles M. Washington and Dennis Leaver. It was published in 2010 by Mosby in St. Louis,
Missouri. The title of the book is Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy. The chapter is
titled Electronic Charting and Image Management. The chapter spans pages 564-578.
Coleman AM, Zeidman C. Electronic Charting and Image Management. In: Washington CM,
Leaver D, eds. Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy. 3
rd
ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-
Elsevier; 2010: 564-578.
12. You want to cite the AMA Manual of Style (i.e. your AMA book!)
Iverson C, Christiansen S, Flanagin A, et al. AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and
Editors. 10
th
ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2007.
Use Google to locate these articles and provide the appropriate citation:
13. A reference used in your research is Guiding Principles for Diabetes Care: For Health Care
Professionals. It was printed in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is
identified by the # 09-4343. The URL for the document is
http://ndep.nih.gov/media/GuidPrin_HC_Eng.pdf
Re-write here
14. A reference used in your research is an AAPM task group report (69) about radiographic film
for MV beam dosimetry.
Re-write here
15. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
Re-write here

Section 4: Correcting AMA Mistakes
For the following, identify citation mistakes and correct them.
16. SPSS Advantage for Excel 2007. Chicago: SPSS, Inc.
Re-write here
17. Stanford. (2009). Nanotubes + ink + paper = instant battery. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPTcQJPbGHw
Re-write here

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