Alessandra Pepe

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  • Short CV: I was a biomedical engineering student at Roma University "Sapienza" and i graduated in 2010 in clinical engineering.My master thesis was about the possible use of the beta probe during radio-guided surgery on brain tumours, like meningiomas and gliomas.

Alessandro Bochetti

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Physics at Rome University "La Sapienza” in 2017. Then I have studied Particle Physics in the same university.  My Master thesis, with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physics Group”, was focused on MONDO experiment and on the sensor characterization.

Alessandro Cicchetti

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  • Short CV: Young research physicist with 3-year experience in model building and validation of predictive modelling of radiation induced toxicity. He is currently working at National Cancer Institute of Milan.His research activity began in the field of high-energy particle physics, where he acquired deep knowledge of the techniques for the analysis and modelling of complex multi-variable systems. During his thesis, he focused his studies on the field of applied physics to medicine, particularly on the possibility to develop a new compact machine for hadron-therapy.His present activity is mainly focused on the analysis of the side effects after prostate cancer radiotherapy treatment. He is involved in national (DUE-01 & DUE-02 trial) and international collaboration on modelling of gastrointestinal toxicities (REQUITE project from European Community and Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm) and genitourinary toxicities (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York).Since 2015 he works in the validation of previously published model of intestinal and urinary radioinduced toxicities, including also a process of integration of factors coming from imaging derived features and gene-expression profile. He is now attending the physics PhD school of University of Pavia, where he is developing a new Monte Carlo simulation model for chromosomal aberration.

Andrea Russomando

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  • Short CV: I studied particle physics at the University “La Sapienza” in Rome.I graduated with a thesis that is about the calibration of the CMS calorimeter at Cern. Now I am taking my Ph.D. in the CHIRONE experiment, finalized to the creation of an intraoperative beta- probe, an useful tool for surgeons in order to minimize the healthy tissue that is removed after the extraction of the tumor mass.  

Andrei Paun

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  • Short CV: Graduated in clinical engineering in 2019 at "La Sapienza" University of Rome. I chose to continue my studies in Biomedical Engineering in the same university. For my master thesis, I worked with the ARPG group on the subject of radiation therapy with high energy electrons (VHEE).

Angelica De Gregorio

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Physics at Rome University "La Sapienza” in 2018. Then I have studied Particle Physics in the same university. Currently I am working on my Master thesis with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physics Group”. My thesis is focused on FOOT experiment and in particular on the trigger optimization and cross section measurement. Now I am a PhD student in Accelerator Physics at "La Sapienza" University.

Annalisa Muscato

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Physics at the department of physics “Ettore Majorana” in Catania in 2019.  I’m studying  Physics of Biosystems at “Sapienza”, University of Rome;  My thesis was focused on trying to use Flash Therapy treatment for the care of deep tumors; specifically, we tried to validate such treatment using electrons of high energy (VHEE) and protons. Currently, I am attending the specialization school in medical physics at the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome.

Antony Rucinski

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  • Short CV: I obtained master degree at Technical University of Warsaw, Poland in 2009. My master thesis was performed during the Erasmus Programme at the University of Stuttgart, Germany and investigated partial volume effect in diagnostic Positron Emission Tomography (Impact of SUV on defining the planning target volume in PET/CT-based radiotherapy planning). After graduating I moved on to the Doctor Scientiarum Humanorum Program at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. My PhD thesis entitled Organ motion management for optimization of fractionated ion therapy of prostate cancer at HIT have been completed and defended in 2013. During my PhD project I performed clinical work in the Heidelberg University Clinic in the Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology and at the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT). After the PhD I dedicated one year to work in the clinical routine of photon therapy obtaining the medical physics expert qualification (Fachkunde & Fachanerkennung). From 2015 I am a postdoctoral fellow of Rome section of National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy and work with Applied Radiation Physics Group (ARPG) of Sapienza University of Rome. My INFN project focuses on the analysis of charged secondary radiation produced by 4He and 12C ion beams impinging on a PMMA target. These measurements have been performed to support development of a dose profiler detector designed for ion beam therapy range monitoring.

Arianna Cerqua

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2019. I continued my studies in Biomedical Engineering at the same university and developed my Master's thesis within the ARPG (Applied Radiation Physics Group) group. My thesis focuses on the development of an innovative planning system for the IOeRT technique, in particular for breast cancer.

Benedetta Di Lullo

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  • Short CV: After completing a Bachelor degree in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2017, I pursued my studies with the Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. M y Master Thesis, with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group”, was focusing on the Dose Profiler project created for inter-fractional monitoring in hadron therapy.

Carmela Truscelli

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Medical Engineering in 2019 from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.  I chose to continue my studies in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rome La Sapienza. I worked with the ARPG group for the realization of my thesis, based on the study of very high energy electrons (VHEEs).

Damiana Rubeca

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  • Short CV: After my Bachelor degree in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2018, I pursued my studies with the Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. My Master Thesis, in cooperation with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group”, was focused on the feasibility study of a deep cancer FLASH therapy treatment with electrons of high energy (VHEE).

Debora Giovagnoli

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  • Short CV: I joined the ARPG group in 2016. As a graduating student I worked on the realization of a phoswich detector for the FOOT experiment. My work has been used to assess the feasibility of the implementation of such technology in FOOT, in order to fulfill the requirements on the precision of fragmentation cross sections needed for hadrontherapy applications. Now I am a postDoc at IPHC (Strasburg).

Eleonora Candilera

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2019. I continued my studies in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. For my thesis, I worked on the ReSPECT project focusing on measures and characterisation of organic scintillators doped with high Z elements for SPECT imaging applications.  

Eliana Gioscio

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  • Short CV: Member of the ARPG collaboration worked for the MONDO project, a tracking detector for fast and ultra-fast neutrons.Actually she works as a researcher at the National Cancer Institute of Milan. Her activity mainly focuses on developing new dosimetric descriptors to improve the predictive modeling of toxicities following radiotherapy  

Elisabetta Verdolino

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  • Short CV: I joined the ARPG group in March 2016. I am currently working on FOOT experiment (FragmentatiOn Of Target). This experiment aims for a precise determination of the contribution to the RBE  in proton treatments of the fragmentation induced by the primary beam that interacts with the patient body in the entrance channel.  My work is based on the study of the measurement of the production of fragments with very low energy, and very short range (few tens of microns) and also on the feasibility study of an approach based on the measurement of the inverse kinematic reaction and the discussion of the needed experimental resolution on the fragments four-momentum.

Fabio Bellini

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  • Short CV: Full professor at the Dept of Physics of the University of Rome La Sapienza. Graduated in 2000 the KLOE experiment, he spent his PhD in the Babar experiment working on the Flavour Changinf Neutral Currents rare decays. Since 2007 he is devoted to the search of the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay within the CUORE and LUCIFER experiments.He's working on the proton production induced by Laser Plasma Accelerated electrons on target.  

Federica Galante

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Clinical Engineering at Rome University "La Sapienza” in November 2017. Then I have studied Biomedical Engineering in the same university. My Master thesis, in cooperation with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group”, was focused on the study of inter-fractional monitoring in particle therapy with the Dose Profiler detector. Currently, I am working at SIT(Sordina IORT Thechnologies S.p.A) 

Federica Murtas

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  • Short CV: After my bachelor degree in Physics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2018, I have studied Particle Physics in the same university. Considering my great interest for Physics applied to Medicine I choose a thesis focused on FOOT experiment, in particular on fragments identification, using the software Shoe, and on the study of a trigger method. Currently, I am attending the specialization school in medical physics.

Federica Salvati

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  • Short CV: Graduated in Clinical Engineering at "La Sapienza" University of Rome in 2017, I am a Biomedical Engineering student at the same university. My Master thesis, in cooperation with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physics Group”, was focused on the study of Bremsstrahlung radiation and the implementation of the electron behaviour in the software Fred.

Federico Miraglia

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  • Short CV:  I was a particle physics student and I am oriented towards the medical physics field. My Master thesis was about the reconstruction software of a dose profiler for hadrontherapy treatments.

Gabriele Giacchi

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2019. I pursued my studies with a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. Currently, I’m working on my Master thesis in cooperation with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group”. My thesis is focused on the Dose Profiler project created for inter-fractional monitoring in hadron therapy. In particular, we’ll try to evaluate the sensitivity of the technique.

Giulia Mariani

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  • Short CV: After my Bachelor degree in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2018, I pursued my studies with the Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. My Master thesis, in the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group” was focused on the feasibility study for an innovative SPECT detector with high-Z organic scintillators. Currently, I am working at SIT(Sordina IORT Thechnologies S.p.A)

Ilaria Avanzolini

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  • Short CV: After my bachelor degree in Physics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2018, I have studied Particle Physics at the same university. I worked on my Master thesis with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physics Group” and I choose a thesis focused on PAPRICA experiment: an innovative device for prompt-gamma detection in particle therapy applications. Currently, I am attending the specialization school in medical physics at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”.

Irene Egidi

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  • Short CV: After my Bachelor degree in Clinical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome in 2018, I pursued my studies with the Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university. My Master thesis, in cooperation with the ARPG “Applied Radiation Physic Group”, is focused on the Dose Profiler project created for inter-fractional monitoring in hadron therapy.

Lorenzo Campana

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  • Short CV: After studying for my master degree in particle physics at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", I graduated in October 2020 with a thesis on the WIDMAPP experiment. Currently, I am attending the specialization school in medical physics at the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome.

Luca Piersanti

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  • Short CV: Graduated in 2010 in  Electronic Engineering at Rome University "Sapienza". I won a MIUR scholarship for a Ph.D. in Electromagnetism at the same University to work with ARPG. His research interests span from particle detector R&D, Monte Carlo simulations to data acquisition systems. He took part in several experiments and data taking at GSI, CNAO and BTF where he got the chance to know the real "soul" of the group... He was visiting student at GSI laboratories Biophysics department from August 2012 until February 2013. There he joined the radiation physics group, and  had the opportunity to work on the characterization of novel materials shielding properties for radiation protection in space. His thesis, defended in 2014,  focused on the development of a new detector able to measure the secondary radiation emitted during a hadrontherapy treatment.

Marco Bon

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  • Short CV: I graduated in physics in 2019 at University of Rome La Sapienza.  I chose to continue my studies in Particle and Astroparticle Physics at the same university. I worked with the ARPG group for the realization of my thesis. My goal was to study the fragmentation cross section in the FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experiment relevant for particle therapy.

Marta Fischetti

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  • Short CV: I studied Biomedical Engineering at Rome University “La Sapienza" and I graduated in 2017. For my thesis I worked within the CHIRONE group and I have collaborated to the development of a novel technique of radio guided surgery that uses beta minus emitters. I have done my PhD in Rome University “La Sapienza”; my research activity was focused on the development of FRED (a fast-MC tool) and in particular on the implementation of the profiler reconstruction algorithm within Fred. Now I am a PostDoc in the ARPG group.

Martina Senzacqua

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  • Short CV: I studied Biomedical Engineering at Rome University "Sapienza", I graduated in March, 2013. My thesis work, carried out in the ARPG group, has been performed in the framework of the TOP-Implart project, whose purpose is the realization of a hadrontherapy center at the National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, IFO. I studied, by means of Monte Carlo simulations with the FLUKA code, the distribution of the dose released by particles escaping from the beampipe in the environment where the linear accelerator will be installed, and I evaluated the efficiency of several shielding systems. I have been a PhD student in accelerator physics at the Department of Physics of the University of Rome "Sapienza " and I have worked on the optimization of laser-plasma acceleration techniques, for a possible use in hadronterapy.In particular, my PhD work focused on the study of the photoproduction process obtained by the impact of high-energy electron beam on solid target and of the characteristics of the proton beam produced by this interaction.  

Paola Maria Frallicciardi

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  • Short CV: Graduated in Medical Physics in Naples with a thesis on a prototype of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for small animals imaging. Then she started a PhD in the same field, spending one of the three years at Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics of Czech Technical University of Prague. She worked on a prototype of a Computed Tomography (CT) for small animals imaging, exploiting phase contrast imaging and comparing different imaging detectors. After the PhD she worked for 3 years in Livorno’s Hospital, with a grant from Tuscany Region to set-up and run a Calibration Centre for Ionizing Radiations. Her work has been accredited from the Italian Primary Metrological Institute, ACCREDIA/ENEA. In the mean time, she studied to achieve the title of Medical Physicist in Pisa University. From August 2013 she joined the Applied Radiation Physics Group andworked for one year to develop a dose monitor prototype for hadrontherapic treatments.

Patrizia De Maria

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Physics at Pisa university "Università di Pisa" in 2018, working on the characterization of the dE/dx-TOF detector prototype for the FOOT experiment and on the first fragment identification measurements with the same detector, in collaboration with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN). Since 2019 I attended a specialization course in Medical Physics at Policlinico Umberto I di Roma and at the same time I collaborated with the Dipartimento di Scienze di Base ed Applicate per l'Ingegneria (SBAI) for my research activity on the implementation of the electron and photon transport in FRED (a fast-MC), the implementation of an optimizer for the treatment planning based on MC simulation, and on the possible application of the FLASH-RT with electrons in the clinical practice. I am currently working as a specialist in Medical Physics in the radiotherapy department of the Marrelli Hospital Center in Crotone. I am in charge of planning treatment plans and managing the linear accelerator.

Serena Marta Valle

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  • Short CV: I graduated in 2015 in Medical Physics at the University of Pavia. My master thesis was about Helium ions Radiobiology and was performed in collaboration with the CNAO. Since October 2015 I am enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Milan. My main activity is about Monte Carlo simulations. In fact, my PhD work focuses in particular on the FLUKA simulation of the FOOT experiment and on the MC data analysis.I also participate o the MoVE-IT activity. Furthermore, I collaborate in the activity of range monitoring with charged particles with the dose profiler.

Valentina Romaniello

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Clinical Engineering in 2019 at Sapienza University of Rome. I continued my studies in Biomedical Engineering at the same University and chose to work on an experimental thesis with the ARPG. My thesis focused on the feasibility of a new radiotherapy treatment with Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE) for head-and-neck tumors 

Veronica De Liso

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  • Short CV: I graduated in Medical Engineering in 2019 at University of Rome Tor Vergata.  I chose to continue my studies in Biomedical Engineering at University of Rome La Sapienza. I worked with the ARPG group for the realization of my thesis. My goal was to study the Intraoperative Radiation Therapy with electrons (IOeRT).

Veronica Rossi

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  • Short CV: I graduated in clinical engineering in 2021 at University of Rome Tor Vergata. I chose to continue my studies in Biomedical Engineering at University of Rome La Sapienza where I am working at my Master thesis. My activity is focused on the evaluation of the potential of Very High Energy Electrons for radiotherapy, exploring different planning strategy.