Effie Koutsouveli RADIOPHYSICIST

210 686 7838
210 686 7839
e.koutsouveli@hygeia.gr

Education & Academic Qualifications

Professional Medical Physics license (1993)
M.Sc. in Medical Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guilford, UK (1991)
B.Sc. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Athens, Greece (1990)

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

Public Affairs, Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists Board, HAMP www.efie.gr (2014-2016)
National delegate in the European Federation of Medical Physicists (2015- ) www.efomp.org
National delegate in the International Organisation for Medical Physicists (2015- ) www.iomp.org
Women in Medical Physics subcommittee, International organization for Medical Physicists – (2015-2018) www.iomp.org
Member of the «Health technology Task group” International Union for Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine (2016-2018) http://www.iupesm.org/
Chair of the Public Affairs & Communication committee, HAMP (2015-¬) www.efie.gr
Member of the Educational committee, HAMP (2015-¬) www.efie.gr
Coordinator of the “Monaco Treatment planning pilot site”, HYGEIA (2013-)
Communication coordinator of the Hygeia-Elekta “Reference Partner” agreement, HYGEIA (2016-2019)
Member of the organising committee of 8th European Conference on Medical Physics (2014)
Member of the organising committee of 1st European Congress of Medical Physics (2016)

Work Experience

Medical Physicist, Medical Physics Department, Hygeia Hospital, Athens (1993 –)
Consultant Medical Physicist, Hygeia Hospital, Medical Physics Department, Tirana (2006 –)

Education Experience:

Training of RTTs, nurses, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, students in classic and modern technologies and techniques in the field of radiation protection and treatment
Training of RTTs, nurses, medical physicists, radiation oncologists in Oncology information systems
Teaching lectures in educational seminars and European congresses

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest:

Advanced radiotherapy techniques (IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, Adapted Radiotherapy)
High dose rate radiation therapy (FFF beams)
Stereotactic Radiotherapy (intracranial & extracranial) SRT-SBRT
Stereotactic Radiosurgery SRS
Gamma knife brain radiosurgery
Brachytherapy Low Dose Rate & High Dose Rate
Oncology Information Systems

Research Interest:

Advanced dosimetry & dose verification in modern radiotherapy techniques (IMRT/VMAT/SRS/SRT/SBRT)
Patient safety & Risk management
Quality & Safety assurance
Monaco treatment planning (Elekta’s pilot site)

Books

PROSTATE CANCER BRACHYTHERAPY, “Dosimetry-Implantation-Radiation Protection” Katsochi D, Ntounis A., Skouteris V., Koutsouveli E., Parisianos Books Ltd, Athens 2009 (in Greek)

Recent Publications

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)
M. Andreou, S. Kordolaimi, E. Koutsouveli, P. Sandilos, C. Dardoufas, E. Georgiou, P. Karaiskos, “BIOLOGICAL VERSUS PHYSICAL BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR VMAT AND IMRT TREATMENT OF PROSTATE AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER”, 8th European Conference on Medical Physics (ECMP), Athens, Greece (2014), Physica Medica, Volume 30, Supplement 1, Page 103
N. Yakoumakis, A. Episkopakis, E. Koutsouveli, G. Kollias, C. Paraskevopoulou, P. Sandilos, P. Karaiskos, “ACCURACY ASSESSMENT OF PENCIL BEAM AND MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATION ALGORITHMS DURING IMRT AND VMAT DELIVERY” 8th European Conference on Medical Physics (ECMP), Athens, Greece 2014 (Abstract in : Physica Medica, Volume 30, Supplement 1, Page 110)
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)
T. Riga, E. Koutsouveli, C. Skarleas, K. Dardoufas, P. Karaiskos, “OPTIMIZATION OF CONE BEAM CT PROTOCOLS USED IN IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY APPLICATIONS” 8th European Conference on Medical Physics (ECMP), Athens, Greece 2014, Physica Medica, Volume 30, Supplement 1, page 40
P. Karaiskos, E. Koutsouveli, A. Moutsatsos, L. Petrokokkinos, K. Zourari, P. Papagiannis, I. Seimenis, C. Constantinou, P. Sandilos and E. Georgiou, “MEASUREMENT OF THE CLINICAL ACCURACY OF ELEKTA AXESSE IMAGE-GUIDED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM”, 10th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress (ISRS 2011) Brain & Body Radiosurgery, Paris, May 8-12, 2011
E. Koutsouveli, P. Karaiskos, Ch. Skarleas, C. Dardoufas, P. Sandilos “TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE BRAIN METASTASES USING AXESSE IMAGE-GUIDED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM: EARLY EXPERIENCE” Book of Abstracts, page 346, 10th INTERNATIONAL STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY SOCIETY CONGRESS (ISRS), Brain & Body Radiosurgery, Paris, May 8-12, 2011
M. Torrens, P. Karaiskos, E. Koutsouveli, C. Skarleas, “EVALUATION OF ACCURACY AND RESULTS OF A NEW SYSTEM FOR SPINAL RADIOSURGERY, European Association of Neurological Surgeons, Rome, 10-14 October 2011
E. Koutsouveli, P. Mavroidis, P. Karaiskos, N. Papanikolaou, B. Lind, P. Nomikos, P. Sandilos, M. Torrens “DETERMINATION OF RADIOBIOLOGICAL RESPONSE PARAMETERS FROM ACOUSTIC NEUROMAS AFTER GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY,” RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 96: S513 Suppl. 1, SEP 2010
E. Koutsouveli, P. Mavroidis, P. Karaiskos, P. Sandilos, C. Stergiou, B. Andisheh, N. Papanikolaou, B. K. Lind, M. Torrens, “DOSE-RESPONSE CURVE OF ACOUSTIC NEUROMAS FROM GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY”, 15th International Meeting of the Leksell Gamma Knife Society, Athens May 2010 (Book of abstracts, p. 348).