Dardoufas Konstantinos Radiation

Director, Radiation Oncology Center HYGEIA Hospital

Education & Academic Qualifications

Athens University Medical School
Registrar and qualification in Radiology (1982)
Honorary Registrar – Clinical assistant. The Royal Marsden Hospital (London and Surrey, UK) (1984-1987)
Registrar and qualification in Radiotherapy – Oncology (1987)
Lecturer, Medical School, University of Athens (1988)
Assistant Professor, Medical School, University of Athens (1992)
Associate Professor, Medical School, University of Athens (1999)

“The Contribution of Computerized Tomography in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning”, PhD thesis, University of Athens (1982)

European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
British Oncology Association (BOA)
European Association for Cancer Education (EACE)
European Association for Palliative care (EAPC)
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR)
European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO)
Balkan Union of Oncology (BUON)
European Society of Mastology (EUSOMA)
Hellenic Society for Radiology
Hellenic Society for Mastology
Hellenic Society for Radiotherapy – Oncology – Founding member
Hellenic Society for Breast Cancer Research
Hellenic Society for Illnesses of the Esophagus
Hellenic Society for Symptomatic and Palliative Treatment of Neoplastic Illnesses – Founding member
Hellenic Society for Radioprotection
Hellenic Society for Head and Neck cancer (EEOHN)

Senior Registrar in Radiotherapy and Oncology, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens University, Medical School
Honorary Registrar – Clinical assistant, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
Head of the 2nd Radiotherapy Unit, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens University Medical School
Head of the Interstitial Brachytherapy Unit, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens University Medical School
Co-director of the Radiotherapy Unit, Evgenideion Hospital Athens University
Member of Oncology Board at various Hospitals in Athens (Hygeia, Mitera, Lito, Ippokration, Aretaieion Hospital)
Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Oncology Centre, Hygeia Hospital, Athens
Director, Center of Radiation Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens

Education Experience:

Radiology – Radiotherapy – Oncology: undergraduate Medical students
Radiation Oncology: IAEA Regional postgraduate courses on Radiation Protection
Radiotherapy: postgraduate Medical Physics students
Supervisor in several PhD thesis in Radiotherapy – Oncology, University of Athens
Member of examination panel for the specialization in Radiation Oncology on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Health
Lectures in educational seminars in the field of Radiation Oncology

Clinical Interest:

Clinical introduction and use of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT/VMAT), IGRT and adaptive radiotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy/radiosurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy

Research Interest:

Scholarship from the Greek Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for postgraduate studies in Radiation Oncology in UK (1984 – 1987)
Honorary Appointment as Honorary Registrar and Clinical Assistant, The Royal Marsden Ηospital, Academic Unit, UK (1984)

20 chapters in books and national/international conference proceedings in the field of Radiation Oncology

Andreou M, Karaiskos P, Kordolaimi S, Koutsouveli E, Sandilos P, Dimitriou P, Dardoufas C, Georgiou E, “Anatomy- vs. fluence-based planning for prostate cancer treatments using VMAT” Physica Medica 30, 202-208 (2014)
Tzikas A, Karaiskos P, Papanikolaou N, Sandilos P, Koutsouveli E, Lavdas E, Scarleas C, Dardoufas K, Lind BK and Mavroidis P “Investigating the Clinical Aspects of Using CT vs. CT-MRI Images During Organ Delineation and Treatment Planning in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy”, Technol Cancer Res Treat. 10, 231-42 (2011)
Chatzigiannis C, Lymperopoulou G, Sandilos P, Dardoufas C, Yakoumakis E, Georgiou E and Karaiskos P, “Dose perturbation in the radiotherapy of breast cancer patients implanted with the MAGNA SITETM: A Monte Carlo study ” J Appl Clin Med Phys 19, 3295-304 (2011)
Nicolatou-Galitis O, Kouloulias V, Sotiropoulou-Lountou A, Dardoufas K, Polychronopoulou A, Athanassiadou P, Kolitsi G and Kouvaris J, “Oral Mucositis, Pain and Xerostomia in 135 Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy with or without Chemotherapy”, The Open Cancer Journal 4, 7-17 (2011)
Sandilos P, Angelopoulos A, Baras P, Dardoufas K, Karaiskos P, Kipouros P, Kozicki M, Rosiak J M, Sakelliou L, Seimenis I and Vlahos L “Dose verification in clinical IMRT prostate incidents”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 59, 1540-1547 (2004)