Shahid B. Awan, Ph.D., DABMP, DABSNM

Professional Background

Dr. Awan is board certified by American Board of Medical Physics and American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and is a member of the American Association of Physicist in Medicine. His research interests include interstitial brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy techniques, and radiation dosimetry, application of Radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purpose. He is also registered as Authorized Medical Physicist with Kansas Department of Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

• PhD, Physics, University of Punjab
• MSC, Physics, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
• Other, Education, Alama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

• DABMP, American Board of Medical Physics
• DABSNM, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging , Member, 2024 - 2025
• American Brachytherapy Society, Member, 2023 - 2024
• Pakistan Society of Nuclear Medicine, Member, 2016 - 2026
• American Association of Medical Physicist in Medicine , Member, 2008 - Present

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Research

Overview

Dr. Awan has joined the University of Kansas Medical Center as a clinical Medical Physicist in 2017. Dr. Awan completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Physics with research emphasis on interstitial brachytherapy. His research work is published in several peer review journals, and he also presented his research work in several national and international conferences. He presented 35 abstracts in scientific conferences and has more than 15 publications to his credit.

• Hussain, Manzoor, Shah, Muhammad, Awan, Shahid, Nawaz, Khalid. 2002. Attenuation of Ionizing Radiation by Water and its impact on Image. Pakistan Journal of Scientific Research , 54 (3-4)
• Hussain, Manzoor, Shah, Muhammad, Awan, Shahid. 2002. Comparison of Intracavatory Dose Calculation by Different Methods. Pakistan Journal of Science, 54 (3-4)
• Hussain, Manzoor, Awan, Shahid, Shah, Muhammad, Nawaz, Khalid. 2003. Impact of Pixel Size on Resolution of Gamma Camera. Pakistan Journal of Scientific Research , 55 (1-4)
• Meigooni, Ali, Awan, Shahid, Rachabatthula, Venkata , Koona, Rafiq. 2005. Treatment-planning considerations for prostate implants with the new linear RadioCoil™ 103Pd brachytherapy source . Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 6, 23-36
• Meigooni, Ali, Awan, Shahid, Rachabatthula, Venkata , Koona, Rafiq. 2005. Treatment-planning considerations for prostate implants with the new linear RadioCoil™ 103Pd brachytherapy source . Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 6, 23-36
• Awan, Shahid, Mokhberiosgouei, Raman, Hussain, Manzoor, Meigooni, A. 2006. Evaluation of TG-43U1 recommended 2D anisotropy function for elongated Brachytherapy Sources. Med. Phys, 33 (11), 4271-4279
• Meigooni, Ali, Dini, Sheriifeh, Awan, Shahid., B, Dou, Kai, Koona, Rafiq. 2006. Theoretical and experimental determination of dosimetric characteristics for ADVANTAGE™ Pd-103 brachytherapy source. Applied Radiation and Isotopes , 64 (8), 881-887
• Meigooni, Ali, Awan, Shahid, Dou, Kai. 2006. Feasibility of Calibrating Elongated Brachytherapy sources using well type ionization chamber. Med. Phys, 33 (11), 4184-4189
• Meigooni, Ali, Awan, Shahid, Dou, Kai. 2006. Feasibility of Calibrating Elongated Brachytherapy sources using well type ionization chamber. Med. Phys, 33 (11), 4184-4189
• Meigooni, Ali, Dini, Sheriifeh, Awan, Shahid., B, Dou, Kai, Koona, Rafiq. 2006. Theoretical and experimental determination of dosimetric characteristics for ADVANTAGE™ Pd-103 brachytherapy source. Applied Radiation and Isotopes , 64 (8), 881-887