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 dataase to determine the required citation information.
!hen you are done" save this document with a new file name #AMA $ group color% and
sumit &ia the 'ropox in '() for your small group #group leader should sumit%.
Section 1: In-text citations
Correct the in-text citations:
*. 'iffey and Morgan conducted a research study that analy+ed the affect of the gantry angle on
attenuation caused y the caron fier treatment couch.
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(. The study defined surface dose as a ratio of asored dose at 0.1 millimeters to the maximum
asored dose along the reference axis.
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ha&e studied the anterior myocardial territory #AMT% in comparison to the heart as
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Correct the in-text citation and then follow with the correct reference citation.
3. The following is from the .adioiology oo4 y Tra&is pulished in *565.
7t is clear to those professionals in radiation oncology that ioni+ing radiation is a potentially
dangerous tool and therefore 8imperati&e that all persons in&ol&ed with any of the medical
applications of ioni+ing radiation ha&e a asic understanding of its ha+ardous iological
potential9 #Tra&is" *565" p. 5%. ,2
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Correct the in-text citation only:
1. The following is from an academic :ournal article with authors ;tall" <ach" Ning" Ondos"
Arora" ;han4a&aram" Miller" =itrin" and =amphausen.
7n a study y ;tall" <ach" Ning" Ondos" Arora" ;han4a&aram" Miller" =itrin" and =amphausen
#(00>%" it was determined that flair and T( weighted M.7s are used to delineate high grade
gliomas and surrounding edema for radiation treatment planning #;tall" <ach" Ning" Ondos"
Arora" ;han4a&aram" Miller" =itrin" and =amphausen" (00>" p. *%. ,5
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reference in paper-
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>. The study includes 6 patients chosen at random who were treated for left/sided reast cancer
with radiotherapy.
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Section 2: riting AMA !eferences
!ith the information pro&ided elow" write the correct AMA citation for the document in
question. ;ome entries ha&e incomplete data. ?or these you will need to get complete citation
details from the @!/) )irary dataase.
)oo4 in EA;=Ohost #or periodical dataases% to locate these articles B pro&ide the appropriate
citation:
C. )ee" !u" Deng et al. pulished an article in (005 aout the s4in dose impact from
immoili+ation de&ices and caron fier couch during 7M.T treatment of the prostate.
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6. ;harpe and Aroc4 completed a study in (006 aout EA of serial 2' image registration and
fusion.
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@se the DournalsFGeriodicals search to locate this article B pro&ide the appropriate citation:
5. A fellow doctoral student tells you they found an article on doctoral students producing a
portfolio instead of a dissertation. They thin4 they saw it in Innoations in !ducation "
#eaching International.
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@se a oo4 dataase li4e Ama+on.com to locate these oo4s B pro&ide the appropriate citation:
*0. You want to cite the oo4 $tereotactic %ody &adiation #herapy y Ha&anagh B Timmerman"
which is pulished y )ippincott !illiams and !il4ins in Ghiladelphia" GA. Gage 23.
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**. You need to cite a chapter written Annette M. =oleman and =ara <eidman in a oo4 edited
y =harles M. !ashington and 'ennis )ea&er. 7t was pulished in (0*0 y Mosy in ;t. )ouis"
Missouri. The title of the oo4 is 'rinciples and 'ractice of &adiation #herapy. The chapter is
titled 8Electronic =harting and 7mage Management.9 The chapter spans pages 1>3/1C6.
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*(. You want to cite the AMA Manual of ;tyle #i.e. your AMA oo4I%
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@se Joogle to locate these articles and pro&ide the appropriate citation:
*2. A reference used in your research is Juiding Grinciples for 'iaetes =are: ?or Kealth =are
Grofessionals. 7t was printed in (005 y the @.;. 'epartment of Kealth and Kuman ;er&ices. 7t is
identified y the L 05/3232. The @.) for the document is
http:FFndep.nih.go&FmediaFJuidGrinMK=MEng.pdf
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*3. A reference used in your research is an AAGM tas4 group report #>5% aout radiographic film
for MN eam dosimetry.
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Section ": Correcting AMA Mista#es
?or the following" identify citation mista4es and correct them.
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http:FFwww.youtue.comFwatchO&PEGTcEDGJKw
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