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Latest papers
Dosimetric evaluation of systematic source position uncertainty along the source path and robust planning during MRI-only cervical HDR brachytherapy.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026
Ultrasound-Activated Microbubbles for Precision Chemo-Radioenhancement in Prostate Cancer: Sonoporation, Therapeutic Synergy, and Translational Pathways.
Cancers · 2026 · senior author
Development and pilot evaluation of a virtual reality simulator for HDR prostate brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy · 2026
Latest funding
- $345,000
AI-enabled Ultrasound-Microbubble Therapy System
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $168,000
Interaction of ultrasound cavitation with membranes: Theoretical modelling and experimental characterization
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Development and testing of in vitro companion assay for novel hypoxia-activated mitochondrial prodrugs****
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
55 publications.
Dosimetric evaluation of systematic source position uncertainty along the source path and robust planning during MRI-only cervical HDR brachytherapy.
Singh A, Karshafian R, Ravi A, Paudel MR
Ultrasound-Activated Microbubbles for Precision Chemo-Radioenhancement in Prostate Cancer: Sonoporation, Therapeutic Synergy, and Translational Pathways.
Almasri F, Karshafian R
Development and pilot evaluation of a virtual reality simulator for HDR prostate brachytherapy.
Varlukhin A, Smith M, Alam F, Tagger A, Morton G, Paudel M, Loblaw A, Mendez LC, Hoover D, Karshafian R, Nusrat H
In vitrogold nanoparticle radiation sensitization effects in conjunction with a 2.5 megavoltage photon beam in MDA-MB-231, HeLa and PC-3 cell lines.
Yao XQ, Sabatinos SA, Da Silva E, Khan R, Gräfe J, Karshafian R
A computer vision method to evaluate tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and multiparametric modeling of neoadjuvant systemic therapy response in breast cancer.
Bielecki M, Lu FI, Vo A, Rakovitch E, Jerzak KJ, Salgado R, Karshafian R, Tran WT
Suppression of PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cell proliferation by gemcitabine and ultrasound-mediated microbubble therapy.
Appak-Baskoy S, Naydenova Z, Rajic M, Karshafian R, Kolios MC, Coe IR
Corrigendum: Monte Carlo calculation of119Sb microscale absorbed dose using cascaded and averaged Auger electron spectra (2025Phys. Med. Biol. 70 115022).
Zwaniga AV, Karshafian R, Nusrat H, Da Silva E, Gräfe J
Effect of ultrasound-microbubble exposure on acute myeloid leukemia cancer cell proteome.
Stilwell J, Savaya DA, Sakarya E, Ferworn C, Cloves E, Botelho RJ, Antonescu CN, Karshafian R
Monte Carlo calculation of119Sb microscale absorbed dose using cascaded and averaged Auger electron spectra.
Zwaniga AV, Karshafian R, Nusrat H, Da Silva E, Gräfe J
Therapeutic enhancement effects using a lower energy 2.5 MV photon beam combined with gold nanoparticles on the BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cell line,in vitro.
Yao XQ, Sabatinos SA, Da Silva E, Taggar A, Ha D, Khan R, Karshafian R, Gräfe J
AI-enabled Ultrasound-Microbubble Therapy System
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Keywords: Medical equipment and apparatus; Life sciences (including biotechnology)
Interaction of ultrasound cavitation with membranes: Theoretical modelling and experimental characterization
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Keywords: cavitation; ultrasound; bubble; membrane; bioeffects; mammalian cell; bacteria
Development and testing of in vitro companion assay for novel hypoxia-activated mitochondrial prodrugs****
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Mask aligner for a microfluidic soft lithography cleanroom
Principal investigators: Tsai, Scott
Multispectral imaging of microbubble formation during external oxygen supply in biofluid and biotissue model
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Interaction of ultrasonically-stimulated microbubbles with biological membranes
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Development of treatment planning platform for ultrasound stimulated microbubble therapy
Principal investigators: Kolios, Michael C; Czarnota, Gregory J
Keywords: Cancer; Caviation; Microbubble; Radiation; Ultrasound
Ultrasound mediated sterlization using ozonated water
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
Biofouling control by ultrasound-induced cavitation within water treatment systems
Principal investigators: Karshafian, Raffi
In situ quantification of gold nanoparticles using the total reflection X-ray fluorescence
Principal investigators: PejovicMilic, Ana
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Andrew Loblaw and Gerard Morton: 51 shared papers
- Ali Sadeghi-Naini and William Tran: 5 shared papers
- Eileen Rakovitch and Ali Sadeghi-Naini: 4 shared papers
- Eileen Rakovitch and William Tran: 4 shared papers
- Raffi Karshafian and Eric Da Silva: 4 shared papers
- Rahim Moineddin and Kenneth Pritzker: 3 shared papers
- Howard Leong-Poi and Laurent Brochard: 2 shared papers
- Howard Leong-Poi and Raffi Karshafian: 2 shared papers
- Cari Whyne and Kullervo Hynynen: 2 shared papers
- Kullervo Hynynen and David Goertz: 2 shared papers
- Kullervo Hynynen and Raffi Karshafian: 2 shared papers
- Laurent Brochard and Raffi Karshafian: 2 shared papers
- Ali Sadeghi-Naini and Raffi Karshafian: 2 shared papers
- Ali Sadeghi-Naini and Alireza Sadeghian: 2 shared papers
- Cari Whyne and David Goertz: 1 shared paper
- Cari Whyne and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Costin Antonescu and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Peter Burns and Rahim Moineddin: 1 shared paper
- Peter Burns and Kenneth Pritzker: 1 shared paper
- Peter Burns and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Vijay Shahani and Jean-Philippe Julien: 1 shared paper
- Vijay Shahani and Bo Wang: 1 shared paper
- Vijay Shahani and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Jean-Philippe Julien and Bo Wang: 1 shared paper
- Jean-Philippe Julien and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- David Goertz and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Eileen Rakovitch and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Needles and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Bo Wang and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Fahad Alam and Andrew Loblaw: 1 shared paper
- Fahad Alam and Gerard Morton: 1 shared paper
- Fahad Alam and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Loblaw and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Rahim Moineddin and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Gerard Morton and Ali Sadeghi-Naini: 1 shared paper
- Gerard Morton and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Gerard Morton and Alireza Sadeghian: 1 shared paper
- Kenneth Pritzker and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Alexandre Douplik and Raffi Karshafian: 1 shared paper
- Raffi Karshafian and Alireza Sadeghian: 1 shared paper
- Raffi Karshafian and William Tran: 1 shared paper
- Physics
- Medical Biophysics
- Computer Science
- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at Toronto Metropolitan University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Eric Da Silva
Physics
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Howard Leong-Poi
Cardiology
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Kullervo Hynynen
Medical Biophysics
2 shared papers, latest 2013
Laurent Brochard
Critical Care Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Ali Sadeghi-Naini
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
2 shared papers, latest 2014
William Tran
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Alireza Sadeghian
Computer Science
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Vijay Shahani
Biomedical Communications
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Kenneth Pritzker
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Jean-Philippe Julien
Department of Biochemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2021
David Goertz
Physical Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Eileen Rakovitch
Radiation Oncology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Alexandre Douplik
Physics
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Andrew Needles
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2005
Bo Wang
Computer Science
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Fahad Alam
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Andrew Loblaw
Department of Radiation Oncology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Rahim Moineddin
Department of Family and Community Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Gerard Morton
Department of Radiation Oncology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Cari Whyne
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Costin Antonescu
Chemistry and Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Peter Burns
Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2006
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