INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MEDICAL PHYSICS 2025

Friday 7 Nov 2025, 14:00 → 16:15 Europe/Athens

Amphitheater A, School of Medicine, AUTH

Zoom Link:
https://authgr.zoom.us/j/99489870325?pwd=tZWmu4tlJ6FbereRJHD0vrUTrM4maE.1
Meeting ID: 994 8987 0325 | Passcode: 701600

14:00 → 14:15 Welcome addresses

Moderator:
Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis - Director of the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).

Speakers:
Prof. Stefanos Triaridis, Head of the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Prof. Alexandra Ioannidou, Head of the School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Associate Prof. Kalliopi Platoni, Head of HAMP (Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists)

14:15 → 15:30 Part A – Physics of Ionizing Radiation

Chair:Emmanouil Papanastasiou,
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Convener: Emmanouil Papanastasiou (Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH))

14:15 The Role of the Medical Physicist in the Hospital

Eleni Katrakylidou (AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki)

Speaker: Eleni Katrakylidou (AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki)

14:25 The Medical Physicist in Radiotherapy

Michalis Chatzimarkou (The Anti-Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki THEAGENEIO)

Speaker: Michalis Chatzimarkou (The Anti-Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki THEAGENEIO)

14:35 The Medical Physicist in Nuclear Medicine

Apostolia Papalexandrou (Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki)

Speaker: Apostolia Papalexandrou (Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki)

14:45 The Medical Physicist in Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging

Efi Xenidou (Coordinator of the Medical Physics Team, 3rd Regional Health Authority of Macedonia)

Speaker: Efi Xenidou (Coordinator of the Medical Physics Team, 3rd Regional Health Authority of Macedonia)

14:55 The Physics of Particle Therapy

Yiota Foka (GSI/CERN)

Speaker: Yiota Foka (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))

YF-Last version-AUTH-YF-ACh-Combined-cernbox (.pdf

YF-Last version-AUTH-YF-ACh-Combined-cernbox (.pptx

15:05 The Biology of Particle Therapy

Alexandra Charalampopoulou (CNAO)

Speaker: Alexandra Charalampopoulou (CNAO)

15:15 Practical Training in Medical Physics (for Physics students)

Prof. Stelios Stoulos, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Speaker: Stelios Stoulos (AUTH)

15:30 → 16:15 Part B – Physics of Non-Ionizing Radiations

Chair: Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Convener: Panagiotis Bamidis (AUTH)

15:30 The Medical Physicist in the Era of 5G

Dimitris Babas, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Speaker: Dimitris Babas (School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH))

15:40 The Physics of Functional Neuroimaging

Haris Styliadis, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Speaker: Haris Styliadis (Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH))

15:50 The Physics of Lasers and Ultrasound

Anastasios Siountas, Emeritus Professor, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Speaker: Anastasios Siountas (School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH))

16:00 Closing Remarks