Name: INSIGHTS - Pisa
Start: 2023-10-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-10-20T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Department of Informatics

INSIGHTS - Pisa

from Wednesday, 18 October 2023 (09:00) to Friday, 20 October 2023 (19:00)

Monday, 16 October 2023
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Wednesday, 18 October 2023

09:30 Welcome speech
Welcome speech
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Sala delle Baleari
10:00 Hadrontherapy at CNAO - Mario Ciocca (Fondazione CNAO)
Hadrontherapy at CNAO
- Mario Ciocca (Fondazione CNAO)
10:00 - 10:20
Room: Sala delle Baleari
10:20 Positron emitting Radioactive ion beams for simultaneous treatment and imaging. - Daria Boscolo (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
Positron emitting Radioactive ion beams for simultaneous treatment and imaging.
- Daria Boscolo (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
10:20 - 10:45
Room: Second floor
10:45 Preclinical studies with radioactive ion beams: the BARB project - Tamara Vitacchio (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
Preclinical studies with radioactive ion beams: the BARB project
- Tamara Vitacchio (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
10:45 - 11:10
Room: Second floor
11:10 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 - 11:50
Room: Second floor
11:50 Towards a combination of heavy ion and immunotherapy: putative mechanisms behind the immunogenicity of carbon ions - Cristina Totis (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
Towards a combination of heavy ion and immunotherapy: putative mechanisms behind the immunogenicity of carbon ions
- Cristina Totis (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
11:50 - 12:15
Room: Second floor
12:15 Complement system: a new role in combination with radiotherapy in tumour treatment. - Gaia Volpi (CNAO (PV), IUSS Pavia (School for Advanced Studies))
Complement system: a new role in combination with radiotherapy in tumour treatment.
- Gaia Volpi (CNAO (PV), IUSS Pavia (School for Advanced Studies))
12:15 - 12:40
Room: Second floor
12:40 Real-time RBE-weighted 4D-dose calculation for carbon ion therapy. - Cosimo Galeone (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
Real-time RBE-weighted 4D-dose calculation for carbon ion therapy.
- Cosimo Galeone (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
12:40 - 13:05
Room: Second floor
13:05 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:05 - 14:40
14:40 4D dosimetric study in particle therapy lung cancer - Maria Chiara Martire (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
4D dosimetric study in particle therapy lung cancer
- Maria Chiara Martire (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
14:40 - 15:05
Room: Second floor
15:05 New image reconstruction approach for in-vivo range verification of multiple field carbon ion treatments by means of in-beam PET system - Davide Bersani (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
New image reconstruction approach for in-vivo range verification of multiple field carbon ion treatments by means of in-beam PET system
- Davide Bersani (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
15:05 - 15:30
Room: Second floor
15:30 Precision of the positron emission activity range during irradiation with radioactive carbon and oxygen beams - Peter Dendooven (PARTREC, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen)
Precision of the positron emission activity range during irradiation with radioactive carbon and oxygen beams
- Peter Dendooven (PARTREC, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen)
15:30 - 15:55
Room: Second floor
15:55 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:55 - 16:30
Room: Second floor
16:30 Real-time in vivo range verification using N-12 imaging based on the new Monte Carlo framework for proton therapy - Zahra Ahmadiganjeh
Real-time in vivo range verification using N-12 imaging based on the new Monte Carlo framework for proton therapy
- Zahra Ahmadiganjeh
16:30 - 16:55
Room: Second floor
16:55 Estimating the proton stopping power from prompt gamma timing data: algorithms, models, and first experiments - Julius Werner (Institute of Medical Engineering, Universität zu Lübeck)
Estimating the proton stopping power from prompt gamma timing data: algorithms, models, and first experiments
- Julius Werner (Institute of Medical Engineering, Universität zu Lübeck)
16:55 - 17:20
Room: Second floor
17:20 The role of Monte Carlo simulations in the characterization of diamond integrated devices for hadrontherapy - Lucrezia Bianchi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
The role of Monte Carlo simulations in the characterization of diamond integrated devices for hadrontherapy
- Lucrezia Bianchi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
17:20 - 17:45
Room: Second floor
17:45 Aperitif -- Offered by Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics
Aperitif -- Offered by Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics
17:45 - 20:45
Room: Second floor
Thursday, 19 October 2023
08:30 Introduction to BNCT research - Saverio Altieri (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Introduction to BNCT research
- Saverio Altieri (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
08:30 - 08:55
Room: Sala Gerace
08:55 BNCT at CNAO - Mario Ciocca (Fondazione CNAO)
BNCT at CNAO
- Mario Ciocca (Fondazione CNAO)
08:55 - 09:10
Room: Sala Gerace
09:10 Theranostic Nanoparticles in BNCT - Simonetta Geninatti (University of Turin)
Theranostic Nanoparticles in BNCT
- Simonetta Geninatti (University of Turin)
09:10 - 09:35
Room: Sala Gerace
09:35 NECTAR project: the study of Capture Enhanced Neutron Irradiation as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease - Valeria Pascali (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
NECTAR project: the study of Capture Enhanced Neutron Irradiation as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease
- Valeria Pascali (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
09:35 - 10:00
Room: Sala Gerace
10:00 Computational dosimetry in BNCT: the ANTHEM project - Ian Postuma (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Computational dosimetry in BNCT: the ANTHEM project
- Ian Postuma (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:00 - 10:25
Room: Sala Gerace
10:25 The ANTHEM BNCT clinical facility in Caserta - Setareh Fatemi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
The ANTHEM BNCT clinical facility in Caserta
- Setareh Fatemi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Sala Gerace
10:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:30
Room: Sala Gerace
11:30 Uncertainty quantification in tumor segmentation using Bayesian Neural Networks - Elisa Scalco (Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council)
Uncertainty quantification in tumor segmentation using Bayesian Neural Networks
- Elisa Scalco (Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council)
11:30 - 11:55
Room: Sala Gerace
11:55 AI applications in image-guided radiotherapy: current research at the LMU University Hospital Munich - Christopher Kurz (LMU University Hospital)
AI applications in image-guided radiotherapy: current research at the LMU University Hospital Munich
- Christopher Kurz (LMU University Hospital)
11:55 - 12:20
Room: Sala Gerace
12:20 MR-only radiotherapy: closing the loop by predicting synthetic CT and its accuracy. - Paolo Zaffino (Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy)
MR-only radiotherapy: closing the loop by predicting synthetic CT and its accuracy.
- Paolo Zaffino (Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy)
12:20 - 12:45
Room: Sala Gerace
12:45 SYNCT: PET driven SYNthetic control CT generation for treatment monitoring in proton therapy. - Pietro Carra (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
SYNCT: PET driven SYNthetic control CT generation for treatment monitoring in proton therapy.
- Pietro Carra (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
12:45 - 13:10
Room: Sala Gerace
13:10 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:10 - 14:25
14:25 Introduction to FLASH therapy. - Maria Giuseppina Bisogni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Introduction to FLASH therapy.
- Maria Giuseppina Bisogni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
14:25 - 14:50
Room: Second floor
14:50 IN VITRO SPARING EFFECT OF ULTRA HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY ON HPV-NEGATIVE HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA - Noemi Giannini (University of Pisa)
IN VITRO SPARING EFFECT OF ULTRA HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY ON HPV-NEGATIVE HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA
- Noemi Giannini (University of Pisa)
14:50 - 15:15
Room: Second floor
15:15 Across the radiation biophysical stages: a multiscale radiobiological model (MS-GSM2) for unravelling the FLASH effect - Marco Battestini (University of Trento)
Across the radiation biophysical stages: a multiscale radiobiological model (MS-GSM2) for unravelling the FLASH effect
- Marco Battestini (University of Trento)
15:15 - 15:40
Room: Second floor
15:40 Faster and accurate: probing the biochemical stage of radiation damage with the new TRAX-CHEMxt code - Gianmarco Camazzola (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
Faster and accurate: probing the biochemical stage of radiation damage with the new TRAX-CHEMxt code
- Gianmarco Camazzola (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
15:40 - 16:05
Room: Second floor
16:05 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:05 - 16:40
Room: Second floor
16:40 UHDP electron LINAC for research in FLASH therapy - Damiano Del Sarto (Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana")
UHDP electron LINAC for research in FLASH therapy
- Damiano Del Sarto (Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana")
16:40 - 17:05
Room: Second floor
17:05 Optimisation and setup for quantitative in vitro/vivo experiments with low energy UHDP electron in FLASH RT - Luigi Masturzo (University of Pisa)
Optimisation and setup for quantitative in vitro/vivo experiments with low energy UHDP electron in FLASH RT
- Luigi Masturzo (University of Pisa)
17:05 - 17:30
Room: Second floor
17:30 UHDP mini-beam beams with electrons, implementation and dosimetric characterization in FLASH therapy - Jake Pensavalle (Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana")
UHDP mini-beam beams with electrons, implementation and dosimetric characterization in FLASH therapy
- Jake Pensavalle (Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana")
17:30 - 17:55
Room: Second floor
20:30 Social Dinner
Social Dinner
20:30 - 23:30
Friday, 20 October 2023
10:00 The challenges of beam monitoring from particle therapy to FLASH therapy. - Anna Vignati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
The challenges of beam monitoring from particle therapy to FLASH therapy.
- Anna Vignati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:00 - 10:25
Room: Second floor
10:25 Monitoring Ultra High Dose Rate electron beams with silicon sensors: preliminary results - Elisabetta Medina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Monitoring Ultra High Dose Rate electron beams with silicon sensors: preliminary results
- Elisabetta Medina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Second floor
10:50 Scintillator-based dosimeters for FLASH radiotherapy - Esther Ciarrocchi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Scintillator-based dosimeters for FLASH radiotherapy
- Esther Ciarrocchi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:50 - 11:15
Room: Second floor
11:15 Technological challenges for dosimetry in FLASH radiotherapy - Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Technological challenges for dosimetry in FLASH radiotherapy
- Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
11:15 - 11:40
Room: Second floor
11:40 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:40 - 12:40
Room: Second floor

16:30 Tour of Pisa
Tour of Pisa
16:30 - 18:30