John Damilakis
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John Damilakis
Professor of Medical Physics
Medical School, University of Crete, P.C. 71003 Heraklion, Crete
John Damilakis is a professor and the director of the Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Crete, and the director of the Department of Medical Physics of the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. He is President of the ‘International Organization for Medical Physics’ (IOMP), Past President of the ‘European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research’ (EURAMED), Past President of the ‘European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics’ (EFOMP) and Past President of the ‘Hellenic Association of Medical Physics’. Prof. Damilakis is an elected member of the ICRP Committee 3 and a member of the steering committee of the ‘EuroSafe Imaging Campaign’ of the European Society of Radiology. As a Visiting Professor he has given lectures on dosimetry and radiation protection in Boston University, USA.
1992: PhD in Medicine (with honors), School of Medicine, University of Crete
1983: MSc in Medical Physics, University of Surrey, UK
1981: BSc in Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. John Damilakis’ research has focused on medical radiation protection and dosimetry and artificial intelligence in medical imaging. He has more than 300 publications (more than 270 in PubMed) and more than 10,000 citations (Google Scholar). Prof. John Damilakis is included in Stanford’s World’s Top 2% Scientists List. He is the editor, author, or co-author of several books. Prof. J. Damilakis is a coordinator or an active research member of several European and national projects. He has received several awards for his scientific work.
International Organization for Medical Physics
European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research
European Society of Radiology
Hellenic Association of Medical Physics
