• Πειραματική και υπολογιστική δοσιμετρία στην ακτινοθεραπεία με εξωτερική δέσμη φωτονίων
• Εκτίμηση ακτινογενών κινδύνων από σύγχρονες ακτινοθεραπευτικές τεχνικές με χρήση γραμμικών και μη γραμμικών μοντέλων
• Ανάπτυξη μεθόδων ογκομέτρησης από δεδομένα Υπολογιστικής Τομογραφίας και Απεικόνισης Μαγνητικού Συντονισμού

1. H. Varveris, D. Delakas, P. Anezinis, D. Haldeopoulos, M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, G. Metaxaris, N. Chondros, E. Mavromanolakis, G. Daskalopoulos, A. Dimitrakopoulos, A. Kranidis
Concurrent platinum and docetaxel chemotherapy and external radical radiotherapy in patients with invasive transitional cell bladder carcinoma. A preliminary report of tolerance and local control
Anticancer Res 199717:4771-4780.

2. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris
Bladder and rectum volume estimations using CT and stereology
Comp Med Imaging Graph 199822:195-201.

3. J. Damilakis, P. Prassopoulos, M. Mazonakis, J. Bizakis, E. Papadaki, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Tailored low dose three-dimensional CT of paranasal sinuses
Clin Imaging 199822:235-239.

4. Ε. Koumantakis, Z. Haralambakis, M. Koukourakis, M. Mazonakis, D. Haldeopoulos, N. Papageorgiou, V. Livas, G. Froudarakis, H. Varveris
A pilot study on concurrent platinum chemotherapy and intracavitary brachytherapy for locally advanced cancer of the uterine cervix
Br J Radiol 199871:552-557.

5. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, N. Theoharopoulos, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Brain radiotherapy during pregnancy: an analysis of conceptus dose using anthropomorphic phantoms
Br J Radiol 199972:274-278.

6. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, N. Theoharopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
A method of estimating fetal dose during brain radiation therapy
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 199944:455-459.

7. Μ. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, N. Theoharopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Fetal dose estimates in treatment of superior vena cava syndrome
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2000XVI:21-25.

8. Μ. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, T. Maris, P. Prassopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Estimation of spleen volume using MR imaging and a random marking technique
Eur Radiol 200010:1899-1903.

9. Μ. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, P. Prassopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Image segmentation in treatment planning for prostate cancer using the region growing technique
Br J Radiol 200174:243-248.

10. P. Prassopoulos, E. Papadaki, J. Damilakis, J. Bizakis, M. Mazonakis, G. Gavridakis, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Low dose CT protocol for the paranasal sinuses
Asian Ocean J Radiol 20016:217-224.

11. Μ. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, T. Maris, P. Prassopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Comparison of two volumetric techniques for estimating liver volume using MR imaging
J Magn Reson Imaging 200215:557-563.

12. H. Varveris, M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, K. Stefanaki, E. Lyraraki, S. Kachris, E. Orfanoudaki, P. Prassopoulos, G. Samonis
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor during pregnancy
Br J Radiol 200275:543-547.

13. H. Varveris, M. Mazonakis, M. Vlachaki, S. Kachris, E. Lyraraki, O. Zoras, T. Maris, M. Froudarakis, J. Velegrakis, C. Perisinakis, J. Damilakis, G. Samonis
A phase I trial of weekly docetaxel and cisplatinum combined to concurrent hyperfractionated radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Oncol Rep 200310:185-195.

14. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, M. Fasoulaki, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Risk estimation of radiation-induced thyroid cancer from treatment of brain tumors in adults and children
Int J Oncol 200322:221-225.

15. M. Mazonakis, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis, N. Theoharopoulos, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Radiation dose to conceptus resulting from tangential breast irradiation
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003;55:386-391.

16. M. Mazonakis, H. Varveris, M. Fasoulaki, J. Damilakis
Radiotherapy of Hodgkin’s disease in early pregnancy: embryo dose measurements
Radiother Oncol 2003;66:333-339.

17. M. Mazonakis, S. Karampekios, J. Damilakis, A. Voloudaki, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Stereological estimation of total intracranial volume on CT images
Eur Radiol 200414:1285-1290.

18. A. Tzedakis, J. Damilakis, M. Mazonakis, J. Stratakis, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Influence of initial electron beam parameters on Monte Carlo calculated absorbed dose distributions for radiotherapy photon beams
Med Phys 2004;31:907-913.

19. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, M. Raissaki, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Radiation dose and cancer risk to children undergoing skull radiography
Pediatric Radiol 2004;34:624-629.

20. H. Varveris, S. Kahris, M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, A. Markouizou, S. Karambekios, A. Tzedakis, K. Perisinakis, J. Damilakis, M. Vlachaki
Pegulated liposomal doxorubicin and cisplatin given concurrently with conventional radiotherapy: a phase I dose-escalation trial for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck and lung
Oncol Rep 200412:473-481.

21. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, M. Mantatzis, P. Prassopoulos, T. Maris, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Stereology versus planimetry to estimate the volume of malignant liver lesions on MR imaging
Magn Reson Imaging 200422:1011-1016.

22. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Therapeutic external irradiation in women of reproductive age: risk estimation of hereditary effects
Br J Radiol 200477:847-850.

23. M. Mazonakis, G. Kokona, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Testicular dose and associated risk from inverted-Y field irradiation in patients with Hodgkin’s disease
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2005;XXI:137-141.

24. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Radiation dose to testes and risk of infertility from radiotherapy for rectal cancer
Oncol Rep 200615:729-733.

25. H. Varveris, S. Kachris, M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, E. Petineli, A. Varveris, A. Fasoulaki, A. Tzedakis, V. Kouloulias, A. Zolindaki, M. Vlachaki
Phase I/II trial of external irradiation plus medium-dose brachytherapy given concurrently to liposomal doxorubicin and cisplatin for advanced uterine cervix carcinoma
Strahlenther Onkol 2006182:125-134.

26. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Radiation dose to laterally transposed ovaries during external beam radiotherapy for cervical cancer
Acta Oncol 2006;45:702-707.

27. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, J. Damilakis, H. Varveris, S. Kachris, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Scattered dose to thyroid from prophylactic cranial irradiation during childhood. A Monte Carlo study
Phys Med Biol 2006;51:N139-N145.

28. M. Mazonakis, G. Kokona, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Data required for testicular dose calculation during radiotherapy of seminoma
Med Phys 2006;33:2391-2395.

29. G. Kokona, M. Mazonakis, H. Varveris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis,
Treatment of benign diseases with megavoltage X-ray beams: is there a risk for gonadal damage?
Clin Oncol 2006;18:658-662.

30. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, J. Damilakis, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Thyroid dose from common head and neck CT examinations in children: is there an excess risk for thyroid cancer induction?
Eur Radiol 2007;17:1352-1357.

31. M. Mazonakis, F. Zacharopoulou, S. Kachris, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Scattered dose to gonads and associated risks from radiotherapy for common pediatric malignancies: a phantom study
Strahlenther Onkol 2007;183:332-337.

32. H. Varveris, E. Petineli, J. Stratakis, M. Mazonakis
Phase I study of weekly topotecan combined to concurrent external cranial irradiation in adults with glioblastoma multiforme of the brain
Oncol Rep 2008;19:447-455.

33. M. Mazonakis, K. Pagonidis, T. Schlosser, P. Hunold, J. Damilakis, J. Barkhausen, N. Gourtsoyiannis
Stereological estimation of left ventricular volumetric and functional parameters from multidetector-row computed tomography data
Eur Radiol 2008;18:1338-1349.

34. B. Sahin, M. Mazonakis, H. Akan, S. Kaplan, Y. Bek
Dependence of computed tomography volume measurements upon section thickness: an application to human dry skulls
Clin Anat 200821:479-85.

35. M. Mazonakis, F. Zacharopoulou, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis
Peripheral dose measurements for 6 and 18 MV photon beams on a linear accelerator with multileaf collimator
Med Phys 2008;35:4396-4403.

36. M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, H. Varveris, E. Samara, K. Zourari, J. Damilakis
Conceptus dose from involved-field radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma on a linear accelerator equipped with MLCs
Strahlenther Onkol 2009;185:355-363.

37. M. Mazonakis, E. Grinias, K. Pagonidis, G. Tziritas, J. Damilakis
Development and evaluation of a semiautomatic segmentation method for the estimation of LV parameters on cine MR images
Phys Med Biol 2010;55:1127-1140.

38. V. Peppa, M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis
Conformal radiotherapy of prostate cancer: what is the proper technique for sparing organs-at-risk?
Oncol Rep 2010;23:1663-1668.

39. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis
Radiotherapy for supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin’s disease: determination of the proper fetal shielding conditions using Monte Carlo methodology
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2011;27:181-187.

40. M. Mazonakis, B. Sahin, K. Pagonidis, J. Damilakis
Assessment of left ventricular function and mass by MR imaging: a stereological study based on the systematic slice sampling procedure
Academic Radiol 2011;18:738-744.

41. M. Mazonakis, K. Pagonidis, J. Damilakis
Right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction by MR imaging and stereology: comparison with standard image analysis method
Clin Anatomy 2011;24:868-873.

42. M. Mazonakis, K. Kourinou, E. Lyraraki, H. Varveris, J. Damilakis
Thyroid exposure to scattered radiation and associated second cancer risk for pediatric radiotherapy for extracaranial tumors
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2012;152:317-322.

43. T. Berris, M. Mazonakis, J. Stratakis, A. Tzedakis, A. Fasoulaki, J. Damilakis
Calculation of organ doses from breast cancer radiotherapy: a Monte Carlo study
J Appl Clin Med Phys 2013;14:133-146.

44. K. Kourinou, M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Stratakis, J. Damilakis
Scattered dose to radiosensitive organs and associated risk for cancer development from head and neck radiotherapy in pediatric patients
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2013;29:650-655.

45. M. Mazonakis, T. Berris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Cancer risk estimates from radiation therapy for heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty
Med Phys 2013;40:101702.

46. T. Berris, M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, J. Damilakis
Peripheral organ doses from radiotherapy for heterotopic ossification of non-hip joints: is there a risk for radiation-induced malignancies?
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2014;30:309-313.

47. M. Mazonakis, T. Berris, C. Varveris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Out-of-field organ doses and associated radiogenic risks from para-aortic radiotherapy for testicular seminoma
Med Phys 2014;41:051702.

48. K. Kourinou, M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Photon-beam radiotherapy in pregnant patients: can the fetal dose be limited to 10 cGy or less?
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2015;31:85-91.

49. M. Mazonakis, J. Stratakis, J. Damilakis
Efficient stereological approaches for the volumetry of a normal or enlarged spleen from MDCT images
Eur Radiol 2015;25:1761-1767.

50. M. Mazonakis, T. Berris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Radiation therapy for stage IIA and IIB testicular seminoma: peripheral dose calculations and risk assessments
Phys Med Biol 2015;60:2375-2389.

51. M. Mazonakis, C. Varveris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Radiotherapy for stage I seminoma of the testis: organ equivalent dose to partially in-field structures and second cancer risk estimates on the basis of a mechanistic, bell-shaped and plateau model
Med Phys 2015;42:6309-6316.

52. G. Manios, M. Mazonakis, C. Voulgaris, A. Karantanas, J. Damilakis
Abdominal fat volume estimation by stereology on CT: a comparison with manual planimetery
Eur Radiol 2016;26:706-713.

53. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
Computed tomography: What and how does it measure?
Eur J Radiol 2016;85:1499-1504.

54. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Radiation dose and cancer risk to out-of-field and partially in-field organs from radiotherapy for symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas
Med Phys 2016;43:1841.

55. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Organ-specific radiation-induced cancer risk estimates due to radiotherapy for benign pigmented villonodular synovitis
Phys Med Biol 2016 ;61:6400-6412.

56. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Radiotherapy for non-malignant shoulder syndrome: Is there a risk for radiation-induced carcinogenesis?
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2017;43:73-78.

57. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
Estimation and reduction of the radiation dose to the fetus from external-beam radiotherapy
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2017;43:148-152.

58. M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Second cancer risk assessments after involved-site radiotherapy for mediastinal Hodgkin lymphoma
Med Phys 2017;44:3866-3874.

59. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
Cancer risk after radiotherapy for benign diseases
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2017;42:285-291.

60. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, J. Damilakis
Monte Carlo simulation of radiotherapy for breast cancer in pregnant patients: How to reduce the radiation dose and risks to fetus?
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2017;175:10-16.

61. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Risk of developing radiogenic cancer following photon-beam radiotherapy for Graves’ orbitopathy
Med Phys 2018;45:4775-5782.

62. M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, J. Damilakis
Second cancer risk from radiation therapy for common solid tumors diagnosed in reproductive-aged females
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2018;182:208-214.

63. G. Bontzos, M. Tsilimbaris, E. Papadaki, T.G. Maris, Z. Kapsala, M. Mazonakis, E.T. Detorakis
Estimation of morphological characteristics in asymmetrical myopic posterior staphyloma using optical coherence tomography
Middle East Afr J of Ophth 2018;25:131-136.

64. K. Kourinou, M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, H.A. Papadaki, J. Damilakis
Probability of carcinogenesis due to involved field and involved site radiation therapy techniques for supra- and infradiaphragmatic Hodgkin’s disease
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2019;57:100-106.

65. G. Bontzos, M. Mazonakis, E. Papadaki, T. Maris, S. Blazaki, E.E. Drakonaki, E.T. Detorakis
Ex-vivo orbital volumetry using stereology and CT inmaging. A comparison with manual planimetery
Eur Radiol 2019;29:1365-1374.

66. M. Mazonakis, A. Tzedakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Risk of contralateral breast and ipsilateral lung cancer induction from forward-planned IMRT for breast carcinoma
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2019;60:44-49.

67. G. Bontzos, E. Papadaki , M. Mazonakis, T. Maris , Z. Kapsala, S. Blazaki, E. Drakonaki , E. Detorakis
Quantification of effective orbital volume and its association with axial length of the eye. A 3D-MRI study
Rom J Ophtalmol 2019;63:360-366.

68. M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, J. Damilakis
Secondary bladder and rectal cancer risk estimates following standard fractionated and moderately hypofractionated VMAT for prostate carcinoma
Med Phys 2020;47:2805-2813.

69. G. Bontzos, M. Mazonakis, E. Papadaki , T. Maris , S. Blazaki, E. Drakonaki , E. Detorakis
Orbital volume measurements from magnetic resonance images using the techniques of manual planimetry and stereolohy
Natl J Maxillofac Surg 2020;11:20-27.

70. M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, J. Damilakis
VMAT for prostate cancer with 6-MV and 10-MV photons: Impact of beam energy on treatment plan quality and model-based secondary cancer risk estimates
Mol Clin Oncol 2021;14:89.

71. M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Lifetime radiation-induced sarcoma risk in patients subjected to IMRT or VMAT for uterine cervix carcinoma
Phys Engin Sci Med 2021;44:573-579.

72. M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, M. Tolia, J. Damilakis
Risk for second bladder and rectal malignancies from cervical cancer irradiation
J Appl Clin Med Phys 2021;22:103-109.

73. M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
Out-of-field organ doses and associated risk of cancer development following radiation therapy with photons
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2021;90:73-82.

74. A. Gkantaifi, A. Diamantis, D. Mauri, I. Nixon, A. Kyriazoglou, I. Baloyiannis, N. Tsoukalas, N. Charalampakis, D. Schizas, F. Cuccia, F. Alongi, R. Andrade de Mello, G. Iliadis, K. Kamposioras, M. Mazonakis, Maria Tolia
Cutaneous soft tissue sarcomas: survival-related factors
Arch Dermatol Res 2022;314:625-631.

75. G. Bontzos, E. Papadaki, M. Mazonakis, T. G. Maris, N. G. Tsakalis, E. E. Drakonaki, E. T. Detorakis
Extraocular muscle volumetry for assessment of thyroid eye disease
J Neuroophthalmol 2022;42:e274-e280.

76. E. Tzanis, M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
A software tool for organ-specific second cancer risk assessment from exposure to therapeutic doses
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2022;27:170-175.

77. E. Matsali, E. P. Pappas, E. Lyraraki, G. Lymperopoulou, M. Mazonakis, P. Karaiskos
Assessment of radiation-induced bladder and bowel cancer risks after conventionally and hypo-fractionated radiotherapy for the preoperative management of rectal carcinoma
J Pers Med 2022;12(9):1442.

78. M. Mazonakis, E. Lyraraki, M. Tolia, J. Damilakis
3D-CRT, IMRT and VMAT for flank irradiation due to pediatric Wilms tumor: A comparative planning study with XCAT phantoms
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2022;103:89-97.

79. M. Mazonakis, E. Tzanis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Automatic radiobiological comparison of radiation therapy plans: An application to gastric cancer
Cancers 2022;14(24):6098.

80. Y. M. Wong, C. W. Y. Koh, K. S. Lew, C. G. A. Chua, W Nei, H. Q. Tan, J. C. L. Lee, M. Mazonakis, J. Damilakis
A review on fetal dose in radiotherapy: A historical to contemporary perspective
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2023;105:102513.

81. V. Nikovia, E. Chinis, A. Gkantaifi, M. Marketou, M. Mazonakis, N. Charalampakis, D. Mavroudis, K. V. Orfanidou, A. Varveris, C. Antoniadis, M. Tolia
Current cardioprotective strategies for the prevention of radiation-induced cardiotoxicity in left-sided breast cancer patients
J Pers Med 2023;23:1038.

82. M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, M. Tolia, J. Damilakis
NTCP calculations of five different irradiation techniques for the treatment of thymoma
Curr Oncol 2023;30:7740-7752.

83. E. Konstantinou, A. Varveris, G. Solomou, C. Antoniadis, M. Tolia, M. Mazonakis
Radiation dose to critical cardiac structures from three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques for left-sided breast cancer
J Pers Med 2024;14:63.

84. M. Mazonakis, S. Kachris, M. Tolia, J. Damilakis
Risk of radiation-induced second primary cancers and cardiotoxicity following therapeutic irradiation for thymoma with photon beams: A treatment planning ttudy
Appl Sci 2024;14:4926.

85. S. Kachris, M. Mazonakis
Radiotherapy for rectal cancer and radiation-induced malignancies from epidemiological and dosimetric data
Appl Sci 2024;14: 12063.

86. V. Sotiropoulou , F. Tsironi, M. Tolia, M. Mazonakis
Comparison between the SGRT and the conventional setup method for patients undergoing VMAT for pelvic malignancies
Appl Radiat Isot 2025;217:111659.

87. M. Mazonakis, E. Tzanis, S. Kachris, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
A qualitative, quantitative and dosimetric evaluation of a machine learning-based automatic segmentation method in treatment planning for gastric cancer
Eur J Med Phys-Phys Med 2025;130:104896.

88. N. S. Georgopoulos, M. Tolia, A. Boulouta, A. Kyriazoglou, V. Patriarcheas, D. Schizas, D. Mauri, N. Tsoukalas, N. Chalampakis, C. Antoniadis, E. de Bree, D. Michelakis, K. Tsapakidis, M. Mazonakis, P. Kountourakis, I. Nixon, D. Mavroudis, A. Gkantaifi
Wound healing complications after neoadjuvant radiotherapy combined with targeted therapies in soft tissue sarcoma patients
Rev Rec Clin Trials 2025 (in press).

89. M. Mazonakis, J. Stratakis, E. Lyraraki, J. Damilakis
Radiation exposure of young patients with abdominal neuroblastoma from therapeutic and imaging procedures: A phantom study
Phys Eng Sci Med (in press)

90. V. Sotiropoulou , S. Kachris, M. Mazonakis
Accuracy of patient setup using Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) for abdominal malignancies
Meth Prot (in press)

91. Α. Ntouli, G. Kalaitzakis, J. Stratakis, K. Perisinakis, S. Kachris, M. Tolia, M. Mazonakis, T. Maris
Comparison of two dosimetric sytems for QA in brain radiotherapy: Diode array and polymer gel dosimetry in a clinical treatment scenario
J Appl Clin Med Phys (accepted for publication)

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