Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment:
Radiation Oncology
Additional Title:
PhD, DABR, MBA (mini_Healthcare)
Location:
Department of Radiation Oncology School of Medicine University of Maryland 850 West Baltimore St Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (Primary):
(410) 369-5318
Fax:
(410) 347-0870
Education and Training
Ph.D., Quantum Information Devices, Osaka University, Japan
Medical Physics Certificate, University of Chicago Graham School
Residency, Medical Physics, University of Miami
Mini-MBA Certificate in Healthcare, University of Arizona
Biosketch
Dr. Robabeh Rahimi earned her PhD in Quantum Information Devices from Osaka University, with her thesis titled "Entanglement Between Electron and Nuclear Spin Systems for Quantum Computing." Following her PhD, she was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science postdoctoral fellow and later joined the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada. After moving to the US, she received a Certificate in Medical Physics from the University of Chicago and completed her residency at the University of Miami. Dr. Rahimi's clinical expertise focuses on proton therapy, and she has contributed to the commissioning of proton treatment at Inova. She is dedicated to optimizing clinical practice and QA procedures, with research interests in workflow optimization, promoting Good Clinical Proton Practice (GCPP), and integrating quantum computing into radiation oncology. Dr. Rahimi is currently a proton medical physicist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology.
Highlighted Publications
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, et al. A novel approach for Venezia ovoid commissioning with a comprehensive analysis of source positions in high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2023;22(1):93.
Mehta S, Farnia B, Zerda A de la, Rahimi R, et al. Dosimetric effects of the Smit sleeve on high-dose-rate brachytherapy tandem and ovoids plans for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer”, Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2019 Dec; 11(6):584.
Additional Publication Citations
Rahimi R., Sato K., Furukawa, Toyota K., Shiomi D., Nakamura T., Kitagawa M., Takui T., “Pulsed ENDOR-based quantum information processing”, International Journal of Quantum Information. 2005 Nov;3(01):197-204 The Best Top-Accessed Paper of The Journal.
Rahimi R., Takeda K., Ozawa M., Kitagawa M., “Entanglement witness derived from NMR superdense coding”, Journal of Physics A, Mathematical and General. 2006 Feb;39(9):2151.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., “Population-only decay map for n-qubit n-partite inseparability detection”, Physical Review A. 2006 Dec;74(6):064305.
Rahimi R., SaiToh A., Nakahara M., Kitagawa M. “Single-experiment-detectable multipartite entanglement witness for ensemble quantum computing”, Physical Review A. 2007 Mar;75(3): 032317.
Rahimi R., SaiToh A., Nakahara M., “Bang-bang control of entanglement in spin-bus-boson model”, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 2007 Nov;76(11): 114007-114007.
Sato K., Rahimi R., Mori N., Nishida S., Toyota K., Shiomi D., Morita Y., Ueda A., Suzuki S., Furukawa K., Nakamura T., Kitagawa M., Nakasuji K., Nakahara M., Hara H., Carl P., Höfer P., Takui T., “Implementation of molecular spin quantum computing by pulsed ENDOR technique: direct observation of quantum entanglement and spinor”, Physica E. 2007 Dec;40(2):363-366.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Pedagogical model for transverse relaxation and motional narrowing of magnetic resonance spectroscopy”, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics. 2008 Jan;2(3): 8-17.
Rahimi R., SaiToh A., Nakahara M., “Nonclassical correlation in a multipartite quantum system: two measures and evaluation”, Physical Review A. 2008 May;77(5): 052101.
Rahimi R., SaiToh A., Nakahara M., “Coherence conservation of a qubit coupled to a thermal dissipating thermal environment”, International Journal of Quantum Information. 2008 Jul;6(01): 779-785.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Evaluating measures of nonclassical correlation in a multipartite quantum system”, International Journal of Quantum Information. 2008 Jul;6(01):787-793.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Economical (k,m)-threshold controlled quantum teleportation”, Physical Review A. 2009 Jun; 79(6):062313.
Sato K., Nakazawa S., Rahimi R., Ise T., Nishida S., T Yoshino, Mori N., Toyota K., Shiomi D., Yakiyama Y., Morita Y., Kitagawa M., Nakasuji K., Nakahara M., Hara H., Carl P., Höfer P., Takui T., “Molecular electron-spin quantum computers and quantum information processing: pulse-based electron magnetic resonance spin technology applied to matter spin-qubits”, Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2009 Jun;19(22): 3739-3754.
Rahimi R., SaiToh A., “Single-experiment-detectable nonclassical correlation witness”, Physical Review A. 2010 Aug; 82(2): 022314.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Mathematical framework for detection and quantification of nonclassical correlation”, Quantum Information and Computation. 2011 Jan;11(1&2):0167-0180.
T Yoshino, Nishida S., Sato K., Nakazawa S., Rahimi R., Toyota K., Shiomi D., Morita Y., Kitagawa M., Takui T., “ESR and 1H-, 19F Diphenylnitroxides as synthetic bus spin-qubit radicals with client qubits in solution”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2011 Mar;2(5):449-453.
Mehri-Dehnavi H., Mirza B., Mohammadzade H., Rahimi R., “Pseudo-entanglement evaluated in noninertial frames”, Annals of Physics. 2011 May;326(5):1320-1333.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Tractable measure of nonclassical correlation using density matrix truncations”, Quantum Information Processing. 2011 Aug; 10:431-447.
Nakazawa S., Nishida S., Ise T., T Yoshino, Mori N., Rahimi R., Sato K., Morita Y., Toyota K., Shiomi D., Kitagawa M., Hara H., Carl P., Höfer P., Takui T., “A synthetic two-spin quantum bit”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2012 Sep;51(39):9860-9864.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “Limitation for linear maps in a class of bipartite nonclassical correlation”, Quantum Information and Computation. 2012 Nov;12(11&12):0944-0952.
SaiToh A., Rahimi R., Nakahara M., “A quantum genetic algorithm with quantum crossover and mutation operations”, Quantum Information Process. 2014 Mar; 13:737-755.
Mehri-Dehnavi H., Rahimi R., Mohammadzade H., Ebadi Z., Mirza B., “Quantum teleportation with nonclassical correlated states in noninertial frames”, Quantum Information Process. 2015 Mar;14: 1025-1034.
Espoukeh P., Rahimi R., Salimi S., Pouria P., “Dynamics of entanglement and nonclassical correlation for four-qubit GHZ state under noise”, International Journal of Quantum Information. 2015 Sep;13(6):1550044.
Park D., Feng G., Rahimi R., Labruyere S., Shibata T., Nakazawa S., Sato K., Takui T., Laflamme R., Baugh J., “Hyperfine spin qubits in irradiated malonic acid: heat-bath algorithmic cooling”, Quantum Information Processing. 2015 Jul; 14:2435-2461 (Cross Marked)
Mohammadzade H., Ebadi Z., Mehri-Dehnavi H., Mirza B., Rahimi R., “Entanglement of arbitrary spin modes in expanding universe”, Quantum Information Processing. 2015 Dec; 14:4787-4801.
Erratum to: Park D., Feng G., Rahimi R., Labruyere S., Shibata T., Nakazawa S., Sato K., Takui T., Laflamme R., Baugh J., “Hyperfine spin qubits in irradiated malonic acid: heat-bath algorithmic cooling”, Quantum Information Processing. 2016 Jan; 15:607-608.
Park D., Feng G., Rahimi R., Baugh J., Laflamme R. “Randomized benchmarking of quantum gates for optimizing microwave control in ESR”, Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 2016 Jun; 267:68-78.
Farahmand M., Mohammadzade H.., Mehri-Dehnavi H., Rahimi R., “Superdense Coding with Uniformly Accelerated Particle”, International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 2017 Mar; 56:706-719.
Farahmand M., Mohammadzade H., Rahimi R., Mehri-Dehnavi H., “Residual entanglement of accelerated fermions is useful”, Annals of Physics. 2017 Aug; 383:389-400.
Mehri-Dehnavi H., Dashtianeh H., Kuchaksaraei H., Khoshdareh M., Movahhedian H., Rahimi R., “A Modified Quantum Search Algorithm”, International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 2018 Dec; 57:3668-3681.
Research Interests
Good Clinical Proton Practice (GCPP): This research aims to establish an accreditation system for proton centers, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of patient care and safety. By optimizing clinical practice and quality assurance (QA) procedures, the goal is to improve patient throughput and enhance the overall effectiveness of proton therapy treatments.
Quantum Computing in Radiation Oncology: This research explores leveraging the computational power of quantum systems to solve complex problems in treatment planning and delivery. This innovative approach aims to advance the frontiers of medical physics and improve outcomes in radiation oncology.
Community Service
Chair of the Capital Region Chapter of the Alumni Association of Japan Society for Promotion of Science