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Mohamed Bahaaeldin Mohamed Sayed Afifi
Medical Physicist and Assistant Professor of Medical Physics.
Al Kharj,01
Summary
Adept Medical Physicist with a proven track record at Minia Oncology Center, showcasing expertise in radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging, radiation dosimetry, and calibration, alongside a commitment to enhancing patient care through quality assurance protocols. Demonstrated excellence in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and driving significant improvements in treatment planning and safety standards. Renowned for meticulous attention to detail and innovative problem-solving skills.
Multifaceted Lecturer with [7] years of expertise in adapting presentations to reach students of diverse backgrounds. Expert in leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience in radiological sciences and medical imaging to provide relevant information and first-hand experiences. Known for great personable demeanor and strong work ethic.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Lecturer of Medical Physics
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
09.2017 - Current
- Teaching following courses:
1- Radiation Physics and Instrumentation (Lecture and Laboratory).
2- Principles of Image Formation (Lecture and Laboratory).
3- Radiography and Image Processing (Lecture and Laboratory).
4- Digital Imaging Systems (Lecture and Laboratory).
5- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics (Lecture and Laboratory).
6- Ultrasound physics and technique (lecture and laboratory).
7- Graduation research project.
8- Patient Care in Radiology. - Coordinator of the department's laboratories committee.
- Responsible for personal radiation exposure monitoring for internship and clinical practice students via TLD measurements.
- Scientific research and publishing papers in prestigious journals with high quartile categories within the field of science.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
- Created and designed quizzes, tests, and projects to assess student knowledge.
- Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to create meaningful learning experiences.
- Conducted individual research projects to actively contribute to the institution's research work.
- Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based on and amplify their knowledge, skills, and strengths.
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
- Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
- Promoted collaboration among students through group projects and presentations, fostering teamwork and communication skills.
- Used PowerPoint and Google Classroom technology to give presentations to student classrooms.
- Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
- Enhanced student comprehension by utilizing diverse teaching methodologies and techniques.
- Contributed to departmental meetings by sharing insights on effective teaching strategies and proposing solutions for addressing common challenges faced by faculty members.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
- Cultivated critical thinking skills through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.
- Implemented instructional technologies in course delivery to engage and educate students.
- Utilized distance learning technology to instruct students remotely.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current with industry trends and continuously improve instructional approaches.
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
- Participated and led committee meetings to remain aware of developments in the subject.
- Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates to keep department materials relevant and accurate.
Medical Physicist
Minia Oncology Center, Ministry Of Health
05.1998 - 08.2017
- Evaluated, inventoried, and tested sealed sources of radioactive materials.
- Improved clinical outcomes by providing critical input on treatment plans and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Planned radiation treatments for cancer patients to determine the amount of needed radiation and the number of treatments.
- Reduced radiation exposure risks with meticulous treatment planning and accurate dose calculations.
- Evaluated treatment plans for accuracy and consistency, ensuring precise delivery of prescribed radiation doses to patients.
- Maintained compliance with state and federal regulations by conducting radiation safety audits, implementing corrective actions when necessary.
- Monitored and instructed patients receiving exposure to hazardous substances during treatment procedures.
- Perform radiation dosimetry and calibration for electron and photon beam energies using advanced systems.
- Doing dose calculations, treatment planning, and dose verification for 3DCRT and IMRT using XIO-CMS TPS.
- Executing acceptance tests, data commissioning for medical linear accelerators, and beam modeling for treatment planning systems.
- Implementing quality assurance programs for teletherapy machines, CT, and treatment planning systems.
- Manipulating patient simulations, organ/tumor delineation, and supervising imaging quality.
- Writing and assessing technical specifications for therapeutic machines and radiation protection devices.
- Developing and improving oncology centers' radiation safety and transitioning to IMRT.
- Monitoring CT doses for patients and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Assisted in troubleshooting technical issues related to radiation therapy equipment, minimizing downtime, and preserving continuity of care for patients.
- Evaluated, researched, and developed new imaging and analytical techniques.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the department by identifying areas for process optimization and recommending appropriate solutions.
- Provided expert guidance on the selection, installation, and commissioning of new radiotherapy equipment as part of ongoing departmental expansion efforts.
- Maximized efficiency within the department by maintaining accurate records of equipment use, calibration data, and quality control results.
- Conducted thorough evaluations of new technologies to determine potential benefits for the department''s cancer treatment capabilities.
- Enhanced staff competency through regular training sessions on radiation safety principles and best practices.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of advances in medical physics, applying new findings to improve treatment methodologies and patient outcomes.
- Developed comprehensive shielding designs to ensure proper protection from ionizing radiation during construction or renovation projects within the facility.
- Streamline workflow processes by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams of oncologists, radiologists, and dosimetrists.
- Optimize patient care by developing and implementing quality assurance protocols for diagnostic imaging equipment.
- Collaborated closely with medical teams to develop comprehensive strategies for treating complex cases involving multiple modalities.
Education
Ph.D. - Medical Physics
Faculty of Science, Mansoura University
Al-Dakahlia, Egypt. 04.2001 -
Master of Science - Medical Physics
Faculty of Science, Mansoura University
Al-Dakahlia, Egypt 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Faculty of Science, Minia University
Al-Minia, Egypt. 04.2001 -
Skills
Accomplishments
- Invited Presentations:
- European Federation of Medical Physics (EFOMP), Medical Physics School, (November 2005), ARCHAMP, France, "Exchange knowledge between European and Middle East Medical Physicists".
- International Center of Theoretical Physics (ICTP), (December 2013), Italy," History of Medical Physics in Egypt and the difficulties facing Egyptian medical physicists".
- EAMP Summer Science Club1, Nasser Institute of Oncology, Cairo, Egypt, (14th August 2016), (Application of IAEA TRS 398 dosimetry protocol in the Egyptian hospital) and (Code of Ethics for the medical physicists).
- EAMP Summer Science Club2, Nasser Institute of Oncology, Cairo, Egypt, (17th August 2017), (Diagnostic Imaging Devices and its QA Procedures).
- EAMP Summer Science Club 3, Nasser Institute of Oncology, Cairo, Egypt, (13th August 2018), (Organizer).
- Selected consultations:
- Developing the oncology centers that belong to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and population and judging the quality of the devices delivered by the various companies. (2005-2006).
- Writing technical specifications and supervising the tender concerned with the installation of new radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and diagnostic machines that facilitate the transition of our hospital from CRT to IMRT, (2007-2009).
- Improving the Minia Oncology Center's capabilities of radiation safety, including the design of radiation shielding for all radiation departments and worker radiation monitoring, (2009-2010).
- Writing the technical specifications of a large tender for developing five oncological centers belonging to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and performing acceptance tests and commissioning measurements for three delivered linear accelerators at three different oncology centers distributed all over the country, (2010 -2011).
- Checking the CT dose delivered to the patients at the hospitals belonging to the Cairo University, (2013).
- Maintaining and developing the radiology laboratories in the Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
- Publications:
- I. Abdel-Hafez, A., B. Afifi, M., S. Zaghloul, M. & A. Abou Zeid, M. "Field Size, Water Depth, Nominal Dose Rate and Stem Length Dependence of Polarity Correction Factor of PTW30006 Ionization Chamber Used in 6 and 10 MV Photon Beams". Egypt. J. Biophys. 13, 71–81 (2007).
- Afifi, M. et al. SU-F-T-281: "Monte Carlo Investigation of Sources of Dosimetric Discrepancies with 2D Arrays". Medical Physics, 43, 3527 (2016).
- Afifi, M. B., Abdelrazek, A., Deiab, N. A., Abd El-Hafez, A. I. & El-Farrash, A. H. "The effects of CT x-ray tube voltage and current variations on the relative electron density (RED) and CT number conversion curves". J. Radiat. Res. Appl. Sci. 13, 1–11 (2020).
- Eldib, A., Lin, T., Liu, J., Hossain, M., Afifi, M., Price, R., and Ma, C. “Investigation of the Dosimetric Accuracy of Treatment Planning for Total Body Irradiation Using Extended Distance Technique.” Medical Physics, 47(6), E805. (2020).
- Makhlouf, M. M., Farooq, M. U., Ataalla, N. N., and Afifi, M. B. “Spectroscopic characterization of thermally evaporated oxovanadium(IV) tetraphenylporphyrin thin films.” Physica Scripta, 96(7), 75807. (2021).
- Attalla N. N., Afifi M. B., Zaghloul M.S. and Abd El-Hafez A. I. “ Insights to Achieve More Accuracy for the Conventional Treatment Planning Systems. ”, Journal of Measurement Science & Applications, JMSA, Vol. (1), Issue (1), pages (33-52), (2021).
- Elsayed K. Elmaghraby, Nahla Nagy Ataalla, Mohamed B. Afifi, Eman Salem, “ Radon exhalation and transfer processes in aqueous media”, The European Physical Journal Plus (Eur. Phys. J. Plus), 136, Article number: 1217 (2021).
- Afifi, M. B., Eldib, A. A., and Ataalla, N. N." On the Effect of CT Number Variation with Imaging Kev on Radiation Treatment Dose.", AAPM meeting 2023, Medical Physics, PO- GePV-T-417, e832, Vol. (50), Issue (6), June (2023).
- Afifi, M. B., Eldib, A. A., & Ataalla, N. N. (2024). Impact of CT tube voltage variation on calculated dose radiotherapy: A simulation and phantom study. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 17(3), 100997. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2024.100997
Additional Information
- Training Courses/Workshops:
1. IAEA Regional Training Course on Clinical Treatment Planning for Teletherapy and Brachytherapy – held in Palanga, Lithuania from 7 to 18 June 1999.
2. Training Course in the uses of radioactive isotopes and the protection of ionizing radiation from 30-10-1999 to 01-12-1999, which was held by the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) in Cairo, Egypt.
3. Second Applied Radiation Physics and Radiotherapy Planning Course, Continuous Medical Education (CME) from 13 to 18 January 2001, which is held by National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Radiotherapy Department, Cairo, Egypt.
4. ESTRO/IAEA Teaching Course on Physics for Clinical Radiotherapy, Leuven, Belgium, from 26 to 30 August 2001.
5. First National Seminar on Medical Physics, from 16 to 17 December 2002, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Organized by Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), AFRA Project.
6. AAPM International Scientific Exchange Course on “Advances in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Physics, and Radiation protection”, from 23 to 27 February 2003, Organized by:
A- International Scientific Exchange Programs (ISEP).
B- American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
C- Egyptian Association of Medical Physics (EAMP).
D- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA). Which was held in Cairo, Egypt.
7. Training course in radioactive waste management from 06-12-2003 to 10-12 2003, which was held by the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) in Cairo, Egypt.
8. The second Euro-Mediterranean meeting titled "High precision radiotherapy", from 16 to 18, April 2005, which held in National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo, Egypt.
9. ESMP teaching course in medical physics held at ESI in Archamps/ France, 27th October- 29th November 2005, organized by:
A- European School of Medical Physics (ESMP).
B- European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP).
C- European Scientific Institute (ESI).
D- Geneva University Hospital (GUH).
10. The second radiation oncology practice workshop, from 14 to 18 March 2010, was held in Children Cancer Hospital (CCH), Cairo, Egypt.
11. ESTRO Teaching Course on Imaging and Target Volume Determination in Radiotherapy, Cairo, Egypt, from 16 to 19 October 2011.
12. International conference of Photodynamic and Nanomedicine for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, from 25 to 28 February 2012, held at German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt.
13. Training Course on Medical Physics for Radiation Therapy: Dosimetry and Treatment Planning for Basic and Advanced Applications, from 25 November – 6 December 2013, held in the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. Organized by:
A- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
B- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
C- International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP).
D- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
14. Joint ICTP-IAEA International Training Workshop on Accuracy Requirement and Uncertainty in Radiation Therapy, from 09 – 13 December 2013, held in International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, and organized by:
A- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
B- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
C- International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP).
D- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
15. Regional (AFRA) Training Course on Quality Assurance in Medical Imaging, from 30th June – 04th July 2014, held in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and Organized by IAEA.
- Society Activities:
1. General Secretary of the Egyptian Association of Medical Physics (EAMP).
2. The international national member representative of Egypt in the International Organization of Medical Physics (IOMP) from 2015 until now.
Software
Microsoft office (Excel)
Microsoft office (PowerPoint)
Mendeley
OriginLab
Linux
Basic programming Language
Fortran programming Language
MatLab
VM ware Workstation
IBA Dosimetry software
PTW Dosimetry software
Certification
[Medical Physics], [International Medical Physics Certificate Board] - [Part1 and Part2]
Timeline
[Medical Physics], [International Medical Physics Certificate Board] - [Part1 and Part2]
02-2020
Lecturer of Medical Physics
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
09.2017 - Current
Ph.D. - Medical Physics
Faculty of Science, Mansoura University
04.2001 -
Master of Science - Medical Physics
Faculty of Science, Mansoura University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Faculty of Science, Minia University
04.2001 -
Medical Physicist
Minia Oncology Center, Ministry Of Health
05.1998 - 08.2017
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