Dr. Pardis Ghafarian

  • Associate Professor, PhD
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Biography

I am Associate Professor, PhD (Senior Clinical Physicist) at PET/CT and Cyclotron Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. My main research field is attenuation correction in emission tomography imaging systems.

Date of Birth: 22/03/1978

Nationality: Iranian

Marital Status: Married

Email: pardis.ghafarian@sbmu.ac.ir


Academic Background

  • 1996 2000

    BSc Degree in Physics

    Faculty of Physics & Nuclear Sciences, Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran

  • 2002 2005

    MSc Degree in Medical Physics

    Department of Medical Physics, Iran University of Medical Sciences
    Thesis: "Monte Carlo calculation of x-ray scatter distribution and design a grid with optimal performance in diagnostic radiology", Supervisor: Dr. AA Sharafi

  • 2004 2005

    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Trainee

  • 2006 2010

    PhD Degree in Radiation Medicine

    Department of Radiation Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University
    Thesis: "Quantification and Reduction of CT-Based Attenuation Correction Artifacts in Cardiac PET/CT Imaging" Supervisor: Dr. Aghamiri and Dr. Habib Zaidi

  • 2008 2010

    Research Assistant

    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospital


Professional Experience

  • 2006 Present

    Researcher

    Geneva University Hospital, PET Instrumentation and Neuroscience Lab (http://pinlab.hcuge.ch/staff.html)

  • 2006 Present

    Assistant Researcher

    Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine, Medical Imaging Systems Lab.


Computer Skills

  • Programming with MATLAB
  • Programming with C++
  • GATE
  • STIR
  • XCAT
  • Programming with Basic
  • Linux
  • MCNP
  • Monte Carlo Packages in NM/PET