Abstract: We consider solution of diffusion equations using structured adaptive mesh refinement(SAMR).In SAMR hierarchy, each level is organized as a union of uniform rectangular patches.An implicit time-integration algorithm with temporal refinement strategy is shown.In the algorithm,timestepping advances from the coarsest level to the finest level sequentially,and a multilevel synchronization process is required for fixing fluxes dismatch at coarse-fine interface.A criterion for algorithm complexity is introduced. Numerical results show validation and performance of the algorithm.Finally,the algorithm is applied to radiation hydrodynamics simulations,where nonlinear non-equilibrium radiation diffusion equations are solved.Simulation result shows that,compared with uniform refinement mesh,performance of the method is improved by 33 times.