Sunil SharmaView profile
Associate Clinical Professor
Sunil Sharma, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiological Physics and has extensive expertise in radiation therapy systems including treatment planning (ADAC Pinnacle, XIO, VARIAN Eclipse), teletherapy (Varian Clinac IX, TrueBeam, TOMOTHERAPY), Cyber Knife, Gamma Knife, and brachytherapy techniques. Dr. Sharma's research focuses on radiation physics, dosimetry, and radiation-induced heart disease. His work spans preclinical small animal irradiation research and clinical radiation therapy applications. He has developed image-guided techniques for local heart irradiation in rat models and has investigated the effects of radiation on cardiac mitochondria, oxidative stress pathways, and inflammatory responses. His recent publications (2017-2023) demonstrate continued research in stereotactic radiosurgery, fiducial tracking for lung tumors, image quality assessment in small animal irradiators, and advanced radiation delivery techniques including GRID therapy. His work shows an evolving focus from fundamental radiation physics to translational applications in cancer treatment. Dr. Sharma has held academic positions at East Carolina University since 2015 and previously at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He has collaborated extensively with researchers in radiation oncology, medical physics, and cardiovascular biology, resulting in 53 publications with approximately 725 citations. His laboratory work centers around the Small Animal Conformal Radiation Therapy Device (SACRTD), which integrates 3D-conformal radiation therapy delivery with CBCT imaging capabilities using a robotic arm system. This platform enables precise radiation delivery for preclinical research with direct clinical translation potential.







