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, rewrite the item in red so that it properly complies with AMA. NOTE: some sources are incomplete and may require you to go to a data ase to determine the required citation information. !hen you are done" save this document with a new file name #AMA $ group color% and su mit &ia the 'rop ox in '() for your small group #group leader should su mit%. 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 car on fi er treatment couch. ( ,( errors.e/write here (. The study defined surface dose as a ratio of a sor ed dose at 0.1 millimeters to the maximum a sor ed dose along the reference axis.2 ,* error.e/write here 2. Tan et al. 3 ha&e studied the anterior myocardial territory #AMT% in comparison to the heart as an organ at ris4 #O.% for reast radiotherapy. ,( errors.e/write here Correct the in-text citation and then follow with the correct reference citation. 3. The following is from the .adio iology oo4 y Tra&is pu lished 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%. ,2rd reference in paper.e/write here

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. *%. ,5th reference in paper.e/write here >. The study includes 6 patients chosen at random who were treated for left/sided reast cancer with radiotherapy. .e/write here Section 2: riting AMA !eferences

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*0. You want to cite the oo4 $tereotactic %ody &adiation #herapy y Ha&anagh B Timmerman" which is pu lished y )ippincott !illiams and !il4ins in Ghiladelphia" GA. Gage 23. .e/write here **. 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 pu lished in (0*0 y Mos y 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. .e/write here *(. You want to cite the AMA Manual of ;tyle #i.e. your AMA oo4I% .e/write here @se Joogle to locate these articles and pro&ide the appropriate citation: *2. A reference used in your research is Juiding Grinciples for 'ia etes =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 .e/write here *3. A reference used in your research is an AAGM tas4 group report #>5% a out radiographic film for MN eam dosimetry. .e/write here *1. http:FFwww.cancer.go&FcancertopicsFtypesFprostate .e/write here Section ": Correcting AMA Mista#es ?or the following" identify citation mista4es and correct them. *>. ;G;; Ad&antage for Excel (00C. =hicago: ;G;;" 7nc. .e/write here *C. ;tanford. #(005%. (anotubes ) in* ) paper + instant battery. .etrie&ed from http:FFwww.youtu e.comFwatchO&PEGTcEDG JKw .e/write here