Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei obtained his BSc from the Department of Science of Isfahan University in Iran in 1987, and his MSc from the School of Medical Sciences of Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran, in 1991. He obtained his PhD in Medical Physics at the University of Western Sydney and St. George Cancer Care Centre, Sydney, Australia, in 2000. His PhD thesis entitled: “Development and application of new cancer-specific contrast agents for tumour detection by MR Imaging”. He holds the position of Professor of Medical Physics at the Department of Medical Physics in the School of Medicine of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. He has authored many papers in the area of Medical Physics, including of novel MR imaging contrast agents for cancer detection, natural radiation, nuclear medicine, medical imaging, effects of electromagnetic fields and radiation dosimetry. His research interests are in medical imaging techniques (MRI, CT and SPECT), MRI and contrast agents in detection of tumors, radiobiology, radiation dosimetry, advanced radiation therapy modalities,  effects of electromagnetic fields and radiation protection.