Ioannis Kandarakis

Personal Information: Ioannis Kandarakis, Place and Date of Birth: Athens, 05.01.1953

E-mail: kandarakis@uniwa.gr

Current position: Professor Emeritus, Department of Biomedical Engineering, (Lab: Radiation Physics, Materials Technology and Biomedical Imaging) University of West Attica Agiou Spyridonos, Aigaleo, 122 10, Athens, Greece, Telephone number: +30210- 5385387, +306987604094
Member of many International Scientific Societies (AAPM, EAR etc)

Education-Qualifications: First degree: Physics (University of Patras, 1977), Postgraduate degree: DEA: Physique Radiologique (Universite «Paul Sabatier»-Toulouse III, 1978), Doctorate degree: Doctorat de Physique Radiologique (Universite «Paul Sabatier»-Toulouse III, 1981)
Teaching experience: Radiation and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Modern and General Physics, Medical Imaging Systems Instrumentation (under-graduate and post-graduate level // Technological Educational Institution of Athens, University of West Attica, «Euelpidon” Hellenic Army Academy, University of Crete, University of Patras, University of Thessaly, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens in collaboration with TEI-Athens.
Research and Scientific Activities, Areas of research: 1.Medical Imaging Detectors: scintillator and phosphor materials evaluation for application in detectors of x-ray and gamma-ray medical imaging systems (Experimental and theoretical methods), 2. Monte Carlo simulation methods in Physics of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 3. Evaluation of medical imaging systems using objective image quality metrics (Experimental and theoretical methods applied in Digital Radiology and in Portal Imaging – Radiation Therapy), 4. Non-ionizing radiations applications (Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasonic Imaging) // Scientific Publications: 132 original papers in peer reviewed scientific journals (Med Phys, Phys Med Biol, Eur Radiol, Appl Phys A & B, IEEE Trans Nucl Sci, Nucl Instr Meth Phys Res A&B, Appl Rad Isot, Rad Meas, Eur J Radiol, Phys Med, Crystals etc).//70 original publications in international scientific conference proceedings and 70 in conference abstract books. // 3 Text Books in Greek language (Physics of Diagnostic Radiology, Physics of Nuclear Medicine, Physics of MRI).// 1018 citations (excluding self-citations) to published work, 3006 total citations, h-index: 25 (Scopus), 31 (Google Scholar), 15 ex. Self citations. // Reviewer in 23 scientific journals (European Radiology, Medical Physics, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Physica Medica, Optical Materials, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Nanomaterials etc)

Doctorate supervision: Supervisor and Member in 24 supervising committees

Research projects and Post-doctoral research coordination: participation in many (14) scientific projects. Conference chair and Chairman / Member of conference committees-session chairman-invited speaker in many international conferences (24) // Evaluator in many scientific research and educational proposals for the Greek Ministry of Education (EPEAEK framework) // Examiner and supervisor for the Greek scholarships foundation-IKY (for postgraduate students and doctorate candidates)

Professional and training experience: in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine departments in Greek Hospitals