Hossein Afsharpour
PhD, MCCPM, DABR
Qualification
- PhD, Medical Physics, Université Laval
Professional Memberships
- AAPM
- COMP
- JACMP board of editors
Research Synopsis
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Adaptive radiation therapy, Deformable image registration, 3D printing for superficial treatments, Monte Carlo methods for radiation transport
TEACHING INTERESTS
Treatment planning
Recent Publications
On the sensitivity of alpha/beta prediction to dose calculation methodology in prostate brachytherapy, H. Afsharpour*, S. Walsh, CA. Collins-Fekete, E. Vigneault, F. Verhaegen, L. Beaulieu International journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics Feb 2014, Volume 88, issue 2, 345-350
ALGEBRA: Heterogeneous dosimetry algorithm based on GEANT4 for brachytherapy, H. Afsharpour*, G. Landry, M. D’Amours, S. Enger, B. Reniers, E. Poon, J.-F. Carrier, F. Verhaegen and L. Beaulieu; Physics in Medicine and Biology 57 11 3273-3280, May 2012
A Monte Carlo study on the effect of seed design on the interseed attenuation in permanent prostate implants, H. Afsharpour*, M. D’Amours, B. Côté, J. F. Carrier, F. Verhaegen, L. Beaulieu; Medical Physics, 35 (8), 3671-3681, August 2008
Appointments
- Lecturer, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
- Medical Physicist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
- Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics