Our Group is dedicated to investigate the field of radiatioin biophysics, with a special focus on charged particle irradiation. Most of our work is related to applications in the field of charged particle therapy, even though radiation protection in space is among our interests.

In this webpage you will find information about the Team, the on going Research Projects and our latest initiatives.

News

BiMeR contribution to the paper on the first tests of the FIRE dosimeter published on  NPJ Flexible Electronics. For more details see the INFN Press Release  and  the published article 

An important funding was assigned to the UniTn Physics Dep. by the Caritro Foundation. The funding will be dedicated to the development of an advanced laboratory for preclinical research at the Trento Proton Therapy Center, in collaboration with APSS and INFN TIFPA. This will pave the way for expanding our research activities, especially in the field of FLASH radiotherapy and radio-immuno therapy.

Events (conferences, workshops...)

• INFN 2024 conference, Trento, 26-28 February 2024

 Latest Publications

• Cordoni, F.G. A spatial measure-valued model for radiation-induced DNA damage kinetics and repair under protracted irradiation condition. J. Math. Biol. 88, 21 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-024-02046-3

• M. Missiaggia, F. G. Cordoni, E. Scifoni, C. La Tessa; Cell Survival Computation via the Generalized Stochastic Microdosimetric Model (GSM2); Part II: Numerical Results. Radiat Res 1 February 2024; 201 (2): 104–114. doi: https://doi.org/10.1667/RADE-22-00025.1.S1

• Battestini M, Missiaggia M, Attili A, Tommasino F, La Tessa C, Cordoni FG and Scifoni E (2023) Across the stages: a multiscale extension of the generalized stochastic microdosimetric model (MS-GSM2) to include the ultra-high dose rate. Front. Phys. 11:1274064. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1274064

• Missiaggia M, Cartechini G, Tommasino F, Scifoni E, La Tessa C (2023) Investigation of in-field and out-of-field radiation quality with microdosimetry and its impact on relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 115(5):1269–1282

• Fogazzi et al., "Characterization of the INFN proton CT scanner for cross-calibration of x-ray CT", PMB 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/acd6d3

• Tommasino et al., "Does variable RBE affect toxicity risks for mediastinal lymphoma patients? NTCP-based evaluation after proton therapy treatment", Phys Med 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102569.