The objective of the Medical Physics Department is to ensure quality performance, precision of radiation dosimetry measurements and radiation protection from devices and instruments that produce and measure ionizing radiation, used by the Metropolitan Hospital departments for diagnostic and treatment purposes. It is also responsible for staff and patient dosimetry.
In the field of therapeutic applications (external radiation therapy and brachytherapy), the main goal is to design the optimal irradiation technique, calculate the precise treatment plan dosimetry, and apply, confirm and perform the treatment with safety and accuracy.
The Medical Physics Department applies the most contemporary irradiation techniques, in partnership with the Metropolitan Hospital Radiation Oncology Center. Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT), Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with the assistance of Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Respiratory Gating System (IGRT-RPM), intracranial and extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) as well as Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) in partnership with the Neurosurgery Department, image-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy (CT-MRI based brachytherapy), real-time dynamic permanent prostate brachytherapy in partnership with the Urology Department and in vivo dosimetry of the urethra are techniques that are performed at Metropolitan Hospital, making it one of the most contemporary Medical Physics departments in Europe.
In the field of diagnostic applications (X-rays, mammogram, CT, bone density measurement, radioisotope tests), where the need for receiving diagnostic data and high-quality images is of utmost importance, the Medical Physics Department ensures that patients and staff are exposed to the least radiation burden from the diagnostic imaging.
The Department is staffed by experienced Radiophysicists, who have special training in applying ionizing radiation in Medicine, and hold a professional Radiation Physicist license and postgraduate degrees from Greece and abroad.
