Michalis Mazonakis

Michalis Mazonakis is an Associate Professor of Medical Physics in the Medical School of the University of Crete. He was born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. He attended the University of Crete, Greece where he received the bachelor degree in Physics in 1990. He obtained his M.Sc. in Medical Physics from the University of Surrey, UK in 1991 and his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Crete in 2001. During the period 1995-1996 he was a scientific associate in the Medical School of the University of Crete. From 1997 to 2010 he served in a permanent position as Medical Physicist in the University Hospital of Heraklion. In 2010, he was elected Assistant Professor of Medical Physics in the Medical School of the University of Crete. He was director of the Radiation Oncology Department of the University Hospital of Heraklion from 2019 to 2020. He currently works as Associate Professor of Medical Physics in the Medical School of the University of Crete. He is author and co-author of 70 publications in peer-review journals. He has given more than 45 invited lectures in conferences and seminars. He has participated in more than 100 presentations in international and national conferences. He has reviewed papers for 11 different scientific journals. He serves as Associate Editor in the European Journal of Medical Physics. His research interests are focused on the dosimetry and the assessment of radiogenic risks from radiation therapy and on the development of methods for the efficient volume measurement from CT and MRI data. He is member of the Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists, the European Society of Radiology and the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology.