Georgia Kolitsi- Kiprianοu RADIATION ONCOLOGIST Attending Physician, Radiation Oncology Center

Education & Academic Qualifications

Continuing Education with:

multiple visits to Radiation Oncology Centers abroad,
attendance of large number of Postgraduate Seminars and International Conferences, with general Clinical and Radiation Oncology issues,
particular issues on specialized modern and sophisticated Radiotherapy Techniques, such as CRT, IMRT, IGRT, γ-Knife Radiosurgery, Stereotactic RΤ, Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), Brachytherapy (Interstitial, IGABT)
and specific issues of Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy and in the Health Sector in general, with emphasis on the Introduction, Implementation and Inspection of Quality Management Systems

1986-1990 Radiation Oncology Intern, Dep. of Radiotherapy ALEXANDRA University Hospital Athens, Greece (Teletherapy and Brachytherapy Facilities)
1994 -: Radiation Oncology Attending Physician, HYGEIA Hospital
1998: Quality Assurance Manager (Introduction, Implementation and Monitoring of the Quality Management System applied in the Radiation Oncology Center, HYGEIA Hospital, First Quality system Certificate of ISO standard conformity for given therapeutic services in Greece, 1999)

Education Experience:

1991: Instructor of Basic Health Sciences, Educational Paramedical Sector
Teaching staff in Postgraduate Seminars for Residents in Radiation Oncology, Medical Physicists, Nursing staff of HYGEIA Hospital and C.R.O. staff.

Clinical Interest:

Modern External Radiotherapy Techniques (Image Guided Radiation Therapy IGRT, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy IMRT, Volume Modulated Arc Therapy VMAT, 3D Conformal Radiotherapy 3DCRT, Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery)
Newer Brachytherapy techniques (Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy IGABT, Interstitial, Intraoperative IOBT)
Breast cancer
Gynaecological Cancer
Urogenital Cancer
Lung Cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Head-Neck Cancer
Psychosocial Oncology

Research Interest:

Enhancing whole brain radiation therapy, International Clinical Study: A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label Comparative Study of Standard Whole Brain Radiation Therapy With Supplemental Oxygen, With or Without Concurrent RSR13 (Efaproxiral), in Women With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer, 2005
Oral cavity Side effects of Radiotherapy given with or without Chemotherapy. Participation in several published related studies in collaboration with the Dental Oncology Unit , University Dentistry School of Athens, 1997-2010.

First ISO 9000 Quality System Certification in the Health sector for Therapeutic services in Greece, was given to the Radiotherapy and Oncology Center of HYGEIA Hospital for Radiotherapy Service Delivery, 16/07/1999. Quality Assurance Manager.
Hellenic Society of Radiation Oncology prize for the study: “Early breast cancer. Radiotherapy protocol after lumpectomy and axillary lymph node dissection”, 1990
Prize of the European Association of Oral Medicine, for participation in the study entitled “Herpes simplex virus type-1 infection during radiotherapy for head & neck malignancies”, 2000.

Chapter ” Developements in Radiotherapy”: Bankousli I.: Practical Approach to Clinical Oncology.: Scientific Publications Parisianou, Athens, 2008
Chapter “General Principles of Radiobiology ‘: Kosmidis, P. & G. Tsakiris. Oncology-Radiobiology / Basic Skills. Athens, Medical Publications Litsas, 2003
Chapter “Lung Cancer – General part ”: Tsakiris G., Throuvalas N., Kirgias , Radiation Oncology. Athens, Medical Publications Litsas 2000
Editing of the Quality Management System Handbook of C.R.O., HYGEIA 1999
Participating Author: Honorary Volume for the Emeritus Professor K. Papavasileiou, Athens 1993