Arash Darafsheh, PhD

Medical School Department Radiation Oncology
Arash Darafsheh

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Education

  • 2004: BSc, Electrical-Electronics Engineering: University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • 2007: MSc, Radiation Medicine Engineering: National University of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  • 2011: MSc, Optical Science and Engineering: University of North Carolina–Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  • 2013: PhD, Optical Science and Engineering: University of North Carolina–Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  • 2015: Certificate in Medical Physics: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2017: Medical Physics Residency: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Dr. Darafsheh’s research interests include optical methods in medical physics, such as fiber optic dosimetry, radioluminescence, Cherenkov radiation, photodynamic therapy, and super-resolution microscopy.

Research Publications

On temporal evolution of the response of EBT4 radiochromic films.
Authors:

Darafsheh A, Parimi A, Goddu M, one or more additional authors omitted Goddu SM

Journal & Year:

J Appl Clin Med Phys • 2026

Pulse-by-pulse ultra-high resolution scintillation imaging of proton FLASH beams produced by a gantry-mounted synchrocyclotron.
Authors:

Goddu SM, Holloingsworth S, Green W, one or more additional authors omitted Darafsheh A

Journal & Year:

Phys Med Biol • 2025

A review on radiochromic film dosimetry in radiation therapy.
Authors:

Darafsheh A, Ghaznavi H

Journal & Year:

J Appl Clin Med Phys • 2025

First multi-institutional systematic comparison of the neutron ambient dose equivalent produced by proton therapy systems.
Authors:

Darafsheh A, Hao Y, Bey A, one or more additional authors omitted Mossahebi S

Journal & Year:

Phys Med Biol • 2025

Emerging strategies in radiation therapy: promises and challenges of spatial fractionation, ultra-high dose rates, and nanoparticles.
Authors:

Ghaznavi H, Rezaee M, Reynoso F, Darafsheh A

Journal & Year:

J Phys D Appl Phys • 2025

Polarization properties of EBT3, EBT4, EBT-XD, MD-V3, and HD-V2 radiochromic films.
Authors:

Darafsheh A

Journal & Year:

Phys Med Biol • 2025

Implementation of a proton FLASH platform for pre-clinical studies using a gantry-mounted synchrocyclotron.
Authors:

Darafsheh A, Bey A

Journal & Year:

Phys Med Biol • 2025

Quantitative use of cone-beam computed tomography in proton therapy: challenges and opportunities.
Authors:

Ghaznavi H, Maraghechi B, Zhang H, one or more additional authors omitted Darafsheh A

Journal & Year:

Phys Med Biol • 2025