Arash Darafsheh, PhD

Arash Darafsheh, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Optical methods in medical physics, development of novel technology for radiotherapy dosimetry, ultra-high dose rate FLASH radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and super-resolution microscopy

Education

  • 2013: PhD, optical science and engineering, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Training

  • 2013 - 2015: Postdoctoral fellow, photodynamic therapy and medical physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • 2015 - 2015: CAMPEP-accredited postgraduate certificate, medical physics, University of Pennsylvania

Selected Research Publications

On temporal evolution of the response of EBT4 radiochromic films.
  • Darafsheh A, Parimi A, Goddu M, [...] Goddu SM
  • J Appl Clin Med Phys 2026
A review on radiochromic film dosimetry in radiation therapy.
  • Darafsheh A, Ghaznavi H
  • J Appl Clin Med Phys 2025
Quantitative use of cone-beam computed tomography in proton therapy: challenges and opportunities.
  • Ghaznavi H, Maraghechi B, Zhang H, [...] Darafsheh A
  • Phys Med Biol 2025
Response characterization of radiochromic OC-1 films in photon, electron, and proton beams.
  • Chen Q, Zhao X, Setianegara J, [...] Darafsheh A
  • Med Phys 2024

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