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Francis Hasford · Sankore

University of Ghana

Francis Hasford

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-0252-8004

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Publications

52

Citations

231

h-index

7

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i10-index

6

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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University of Ghana44 works
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission35 works
University for Development Studies1 works
University of Health and Allied Sciences1 works

Publications

51 works in the graph, newest first.

Twenty years of medical physics education and training in Ghana: past, current, and future perspectives
2026Physica MedicaJournalSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105713
Breast Density Patterns and Their Association with BI-RADS Categories among a Large Cohort of Ghanaian Women
2026Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen access0 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2026-0003
Inventory of authorized fluoroscopy X-ray equipment in Ghana
2026Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-026-01070-1
Ultrasound safety and bioeffects: review of international guidelines and local practices in Ghana and other African countries
2026Health and TechnologyJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/s12553-026-01075-w
Emerging technologies in medical physics: the role of artificial intelligence in medical imaging and potential adoption in Ghana

2026Physica MedicaJournal0 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2026.107171

Establishing a global medical physics graduate clinical training and development program in Ghana: A model for global health international education and collaboration

2025Journal of Applied Clinical Medical PhysicsJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1002/acm2.70410

Influence of planning target volume margins using various prescription isodoses in gamma knife radiosurgery for single brain metastasis: a phantom study

2025Journal of Radiotherapy in PracticeJournalOpen access1 citations10.1017/s1460396925000019

Advancing sustainable magnetic resonance imaging access in Africa: review of clinical performance of MRI scanners using ACR MagPhan in Ghana

2025Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and MedicineJournal0 citations10.1007/s10334-025-01240-8

Performance testing of dose calibrator and SPECT imaging system in use at a nuclear medicine department

2025Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-025-00995-3

Impact of Planning Target Volume Margins in Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis: A Review

2024Progress in Medical PhysicsJournalOpen access7 citations10.14316/pmp.2024.35.1.1

Access to brachytherapy treatment for cervical cancer management in Africa

2024Clinical and Translational Radiation OncologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.ctro.2024.100880

Establishment and utilisation of national diagnostic reference level for adult computed tomography examinations in Ghana

2024Radiation Protection DosimetryJournal6 citations10.1093/rpd/ncae040

Awareness and knowledge on breast cancer screening among reproductive aged women in some parts of Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal4 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00812-9

Establishment and utilization of diagnostic reference level for interventional procedures for adult patients in Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal1 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00896-x

Patient’s skin dose estimation and investigation of factors for dose reduction in fluoroscopy guided procedures

2024Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00826-x

Validation of an in-house developed therapeutic dosimetric software tool for the treatment of 177Lutetium-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy

2024Health and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00818-x

First implementation of quality control procedures on selected X-ray machines in South of Benin

2024Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen access0 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0005

Dose prediction model and cancer risk estimation as quality check in multi-detector computed tomography

2024Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00899-8

Patients dose and risk assessment in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures in Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00919-7

A comprehensive clinical performance assessment of diagnostic computed tomography systems in Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00926-8

Dose Verification for Linac-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery planned at Different Prescription Isodose Levels Using Delta4 Phantom+

2024Global Clinical Engineering JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.31354/globalce.v6i4.198

Africa’s readiness for artificial intelligence in clinical radiotherapy delivery: Medical physicists to lead the way

2023Physica MedicaJournalOpen accessCorresponding20 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102653

Evaluation of organ and effective doses using anthropomorphic phantom: A comparison between experimental measurement and a commercial dose calculator

2023RadiographyJournal5 citations10.1016/j.radi.2023.10.003

Science diplomacy in medical physics – an international perspective

2023Health and TechnologyJournalOpen access6 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00756-0

Radiotherapy infrastructure for brain metastasis treatment in Africa: practical guildelines for implementation of a stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) program

2023Health and TechnologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00799-3

In-vivo dosimetry with EBT-3 gafchromic films and thermoluminescent dosimeters in breast cancer radiotherapy treatments

2023Health and TechnologyJournalCorresponding4 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00767-x

Three-dimensional image quality test phantom for planar X-ray imaging

2023South African Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.17159/sajs.2023/14269

The influence of artificial intelligence on the work of the medical physicist in radiotherapy practice: a short review

2023BJR|OpenJournalOpen access3 citations10.1259/bjro.20230003

Assessment of Monitor Units and Gamma Pass Rate for 6 MV and Flattening Filter Free (FFF) Beams in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)

2023International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation OncologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.4236/ijmpcero.2023.121001

Patient skin dose measurement and risk of deterministic effect during fluoroscopy cardiac procedures

2023Radiation Protection DosimetryJournal2 citations10.1093/rpd/ncad206

The State of Clinical Medical Physics and Education in Ghana

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournal2 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.053

Towards clinical use of Varian Clinac iX linear accelerator in a low resource radiotherapy facility: evaluation of commissioning data

2023Health and TechnologyJournal1 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00769-9

Preliminary results of performance testing in diagnostic radiology facilities: Implementation of harmonized IAEA protocol for Africa

2023Health and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00808-5

Physics audit of selected diagnostic X-Ray machines in Ghana: towards implementation of a national dosimetry audit programme

2023Health and TechnologyJournal1 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00777-9

Dosimetric evaluation of VMAT automated breast treatment plans: Towards the establishment of an institutional plan acceptability criteria

2023Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen access0 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2023-0020

An Africa point of view on quality and safety in imaging

2022Insights into ImagingJournalOpen access49 citations10.1186/s13244-022-01203-w

A review of MRI studies in Africa with special focus on quantitative MRI: Historical development, current status and the role of medical physicists

2022Physica MedicaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.09.016

National inventory of authorized diagnostic imaging equipment in Ghana: data as of September 2020

2022Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access15 citations10.11604/pamj.2022.41.301.30635

Medical physics services in radiology and nuclear medicine in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified through workforce and infrastructure surveys

2022Health and TechnologyJournalOpen access13 citations10.1007/s12553-022-00663-w

ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS IN ADULT COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY

2022Radiation Protection DosimetryJournal13 citations10.1093/rpd/ncac074

A SWOT analysis of artificial intelligence in diagnostic imaging in the developing world: making a case for a paradigm shift

2022Physical Sciences ReviewsJournal9 citations10.1515/psr-2022-0121

Overview of breast cancer external beam radiation therapy in Ghana: Towards the establishment of a national standardized treatment guidelines for improved patient care

2022Scientific AfricanJournalOpen access6 citations10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01316

Dosimetric Effects of Thermoplastic Immobilizing Devices on Surface Dose

2022International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation OncologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.4236/ijmpcero.2022.111002

Verification of patient specific quality assurance system for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

2022Health and TechnologyJournal5 citations10.1007/s12553-022-00675-6

Development of a standard phantom for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging quality control studies: A review

2022Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen access3 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0020

Critical Appraisal of Radionuclide Calibrators and Gamma Cameras Prior to Lutetium-177 Internal Dosimetry at Two South African Hospitals

2022World Journal of Nuclear MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.1055/s-0042-1746173

Patient dose estimation in CT examination using dose conversion coefficient method and CT -expo software

2022Health and TechnologyJournal4 citations10.1007/s12553-022-00683-6

Implementation of the Sievert integral for the calculation of dose distribution around the BEBIG Co-60 high dose rate brachytherapy source

2022Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen access3 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0011

Quality Assurance in SPECT/CT for Radionuclide Therapy with Lutetium-177

2022International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation OncologyJournalOpen access1 citations10.4236/ijmpcero.2022.111006

Dose Variation To Critical Points In Low Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Of Cervical Cancer As Justification For Incident Learning

2022European Scientific Journal ESJJournalOpen access0 citations10.19044/esj.2022.v18n3p48

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