Selected publications 1992-2025
Selected publications 1992-2025
D.T.Goodhead, M.Belli, A.J.Mill, D.A.Bance, L.A.Allen, S.C.Hall, F.Ianzini, G.Simone, D.L.Stevens, A.Stretch, M.A.Tabocchini, R.E. Wilkinson. (1992). Direct comparison between protons and alpha-particles of the same LET: I.Irradiation methods and inactivation of asynchronous V79, HeLa and C3H 10T1/2 cells. Int.J.Radiat.Biol., 61, (5): 611-624.
M.Belli, D.T.Goodhead, F.Ianzini, G.Simone and A.M.Tabocchini. (1992). Direct comparison of biological effectiveness of protons and alpha-particles of the same LET. II. Mutation induction at the HPRT locus in V79 cells. Int. J. Radiat. Biol., 61, (5): 625-629.
T.J.Jenner, M.Belli, D.T.Goodhead, F.Ianzini, G.Simone and M.A.Tabocchini. (1992). Direct comparison of biological effectiveness of protons and alpha-particles of the same LET. III. Initial yield of DNA double-strand breaks in V79 cells. Int. J.Radiat. Biol., 61, (5): 631-637.
M.Belli, F.Cera, R.Cherubini,D.T.Goodhead, A.M.I.Haque, F.Ianzini, G.Moschini, O.Sapora, G.Simone, M.A.Tabocchini, P.Tiveron. (1992). The importance of the track structure of different charged particles having the same LET for biophysical modelling. In: "Low Dose Irradiation and Biological Defense Mechanisms". T.Sugahara, L.A.Sagan and T. Aoyama (Eds). Elsevier Science Publishers. p. 445-448.
M.Belli, F.Cera, R.Cherubini, D.T.Goodhead, F.Ianzini, T.J.Jenner, G.Moschini, O.Sapora, G.Simone, D.T.Stevens, A.Stretch, M.A.Tabocchini, P.Tiveron. (1992). Relevance of experiments with different charged particles having the same LET for biophysical modelling of radiation effects. In: Biophysical Modelling of Radiation Effects. K.H.Chadwick, G.Moschini, M.N.Varma (Eds.). Adam Hilger, p.285-292.
M.Belli, F.Cera, R.Cherubini, A.M.I.Haque, F.Ianzini, G.Moschini, O.Sapora, G.Simone, M.A.Tabocchini and P.Tiveron.(1993). Inactivation and mutation induction in V79 cells by low energy protons: re-evaluation of the results at the LNL facility. Int. J.Radiat.Biol.1993.Vol.63, (3): 331-337.
Palladino L, Reale A, Taglieri G, Batani D, Bollanti S, Di Lazzaro P, Flora F, Letardi T, Schina G, Belli M, Scafati A, XUV Generation from plasma produced by a XeCl excimer laser on a Cu target. Il Nuovo Cimento 15 D, 1133-1146 (1993).
Palladino, L., Della Longa, S., and Reale, A., Belli, M., and Scafati, A., Onori,G., and Santucci, A. (1993). X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) of Cu (II) ATP and related compounds in solution: Quantitative determination of the distortion. J.Chem.Phys. 98, (4):2720-2726.
Belli M, Cera F, Cherubini R, Haque AMI, Ianzini F, Moschini G, Sapora O, Simone G, Tabocchini M.A., Tiveron P. The RBE protons for cell inactivation: the experience with V79 cells. In: Hadrotherapy in Oncology. U.Amaldi, B.Larsson ed.^eds., Elsevier Science B.V., 1994, 702-705.
Barone F, Belli M, Mazzei F, Influence of DNA conformation on radiation-induced single-strand breaks. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 33, 23-33 (1994).
Belli M, Cera F, Cherubini R, Goodhead DT, Haque AMI, Ianzini F, Moschini G, Nikjoo H, Sapora O, Simone G, Stevens DL, Tabocchini MA, Tiveron P, Inactivation Induced by Deuterons of Various LET in V79 Cells. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 52, 305-310 (1994).
Belli M, Cera F, Cherubini R, Ianzini F, Moschini G, Sapora O, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, Tiveron P, DNA double-strand breaks induced by low energy protons in V79 cells. International Journal of Radiation Biology 65, 529-536 (1994).
Bollanti S, Di Lazzaro P, Flora F, Giordano, Letardi T, Schina G, Zheng CE, Filippi L, Palladino L, Reale A, Taglieri G, Batani D, Mauri A, Belli M, Scafati A, Reale L, Albertano P, Grilli A, Faenov, Pikuz T, Cotton R, Long-Duration Soft X-Ray Pulses by XeCl Laser Driven Plasmas and Applications. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology 5, 261-277 (1996).
Belli M, Ianzini F, Sapora O, Tabocchini MA, Cera F, Cherubini R, Haque AM, Moschini G, Tiveron P, Simone G, DNA double strand break production and rejoining in V79 cells irradiated with light ions. Advances in Space Research 18, 73-82 (1996).
Bollanti S, Cotton R, DiLazzaro P, Flora F, Letardi T, Lisi N, Batani D, Conti A, Mauri A, Palladino L, Reale A, Belli M, Ianzini F, Scafati A, Reale L, Tabocchini MA, Albertano P, Faenov AY, Pikuz T, Oesterheld A, Development and characterisation of an XeCl excimer laser- generated soft-X-ray plasma source and its applications. Il Nuovo Cimento 18, 1241-1255 (1996).
Belli M, Campa A, Ermolli I, A semi-empirical approach to the evaluation of the relative biological effectiveness of therapeutic proton beams: the methodological framework. Radiation Research 148, 592-598 (1997).
Belli M, Ascatigno A, Bettega D, Calzolari P, Cera F, Cherubini R, Durante M, Favaretto S, Gialanella G, Grossi G, Haque AMI, Ianzini F, Marchesini R, Moschini R, Moschini G, Piazzolla A, Pugliese MG, Sapora O, Scampoli P, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, Tallone L, Tiveron P. RBE for inactivation of tumoural and normal cell lines of human origin irradiated with low-energy protons. In: Advances in Hadrontherapy. U.Amaldi, B.Larsson, Y.Lemoigne eds., Elsevier Science B.V, The Netherlands, 1997, 405-412.
Cera F, Cherubini R, Dalla Vecchia M, Favaretto S, Moschini, Tiveron P, Belli M, Ianzini F, Levati L, Sapora O, Tabocchini MA, Simone G. Cell inactivation, mutation and DNA damage induced by light ions: dependence on radiation quality. In: Microdosimetry: An Interdisciplinary Approach. D. T.Goodhead, P. O'Neill, H.Menzel eds., 1997, 191-194.
Belli M, Tabocchini MA, Ianzini F. ea, Soft X-ray plasma source for atmospheric-pressure microscopy, radiobiology and other applications. Il Nuovo Cimento 20 D, 1685-1701 (1998).
Bollanti S, Albertano P, Belli M, Di Lazzaro P, Faenov AY, Flora F, Giordano G, Grilli A, Ianzini F, Kukhlevsky SV, Letardi T, Nottola A, Palladino L, Pikuz T, Reale A, Reale L, Scafati A, Tabocchini MA, Turcu ICE, Vigli-Papadaki K, Schina G, Soft X-ray plasma source for atmospheric-pressure microscopy, radiobiology and other applications. Il Nuovo Cimento 20 D, 1685-1701 (1998).
Prise KM, Ahnstrom G, Belli M, Carlsson J, Frankenberg D, Kiefer J, Lobrich M, Michael BD, Nygren J, Simone G, Stenerlow B, A review of dsb induction data for varying quality radiations. International Journal of Radiation Biology 74, 173-184 (1998).
Belli M, Cera F, Cherubini R, Dalla Vecchia M, Haque AM, Ianzini F, Moschini G, Sapora O, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, Tiveron P, RBE-LET relationships for cell inactivation and mutation induced by low energy protons in V79 cells: further results at the LNL facility. International Journal of Radiation Biology 74, 501-509 (1998).
Belli, M., A. Nottola, F. Flora, T. Jin. 1999. Irradiation of cultered mammalian cells with ultrasoft X-rays: experimental set-up and dose calculation for non-monochromatic beams. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 54:393-402.
Belli, M., D. Bettega, P. Calzolari, F. Cera, R. Cherubini, M. Dalla Vecchia, M. Durante, S. Favaretto, G. Gialanella, G. Grossi, R. Marchesini, G. Moschini, A. Piazzola, G. Poli, M. Pugliese, O. Sapora, P. Scampoli, G. Simone, E. Sorrentino, M. A. Tabocchini, L. Tallone, P. Tiveron. 2000. Inactivation of human normal and tumour cells irradiated with low energy protons. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 76:831-9.
Belli, M., R. Cherubini, M. Dalla Vecchia, V. Dini, G. Moschini, C. Signoretti, G. Simone, M. A. Tabocchini, P. Tiveron. 2000. DNA DSB induction and rejoining in V79 cells irradiated with light ions: a constant field gel electrophoresis study. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 76:1095-104.
Belli, M. 2001. An overview of recent charged-particle radiation biology in Italy. Physica Medica. 17 Suppl 1:278-82.
Belli, M., R. Cherubini, M. Dalla Vecchia, V. Dini, G. Esposito, G. Moschini, O. Sapora, C. Signoretti, G. Simone, E. Sorrentino, M. A. Tabocchini. 2001. DNA fragmentation in mammalian cells exposed to various light ions. Advances in Space Research. 27:393-9.
Belli, M., V. Dini, G. Esposito, P. Micera, O. Sapora, C. Signoretti, G. Simone, B. Stenerlow, M. A. Tabocchini. 2001. DNA fragmentation induced in K562 cells by nitrogen ions. Physica Medica. 17 Suppl 1:219-21.
Tabocchini MA, Belli M, Campa A, Lobrich M, Sapora O, Simone G, Stenerlow B, Induction and repair of DNA damage in human cells at different stages of differentiation. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 99, 123-128 (2002).
Satta L, Antonelli F, Belli M, Sapora O, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini M, Amicarelli F, Ara C, Ceru M, Colafarina S, Devirgiliis L, De Marco A, Balata M, Falgiani A, Nisi S, Influence of a low background radiation environment on biochemical and biological responses in V79 cells. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 41, 217-224 (2002).
Belli M, Cherubini R, Dalla Vecchia M, Dini V, Esposito G, Moschini G, Sapora O, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, DNA fragmentation in V79 cells irradiated with light ions as measured by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. I. Experimental results. International Journal of Radiation Biology 78, 475-482 (2002).
Belli M, Sapora O, Tabocchini M, Molecular targets in cellular response to ionizing radiation and implications in space radiation protection. Journal of Radiation Research 43, S13-S19 (2002).
Belli M, Campa A, A semi-microscopic model for the evaluation of radiation damage. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 99, 419-420 (2002).
Belli M, Campa A, Esposito G, Simone G, M.A. T, DNA fragmentation in V79 cells irradiated with light ions as measured by PFGE. II. Simulation with a generalized broken stick model. International Journal of Radiation Biology 80, 229-238 (2004).
Antonelli F, Belli, M., Campa, A., Chatterjee A., Dini, V., Esposito, G., Rydberg, Simone, G., Tabocchini, M.A., DNA fragmentation induced by Fe ions in human cells: shielding influence on spatially correlated damage. Advances in Space Research 34, 1353-1357, (2004).
Esposito G, Antonelli F, Belli M, Campa A, Dini V, Furusawa Y, Rydberg B, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, DNA DSB Induced by Iron Ions in Human Fibroblasts: LET dependence and Shielding Efficiency. Advances in Space Research 35, 243-248 (2005).
Campa A, Ballarini F, Belli M, Cherubini R, Dini V, Esposito G, Friedland W, Gerardi S, Molinelli S, Ottolenghi A, Paretzke H, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, DNA DSB induced in human cells by charged particles and gamma rays: experimental results and theoretical approaches. International Journal of Radiation Biology 81, 841-854 (2005).
Dini V, Antonelli F., Belli M., Campa A., Esposito G., Simone G., Sorrentino E., A. TM, Influence of PMMA shielding on DNA fragmentation induced in human fibroblasts by iron and titanium ions. Radiation Research 164, 577- 581 (2005).
Antonelli F, Belli M, Cuttone G, Dini V, Esposito G, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, Induction and repair of DNA double-strand breaks in human cells: dephosporylation of Histone H2AX and its inhibition by Calyculin A. Radiation Research 64, 514-517 (2005).
Belli M, Campa A, Dini V, Esposito G, Furusawa Y, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, DNA Fragmentation Induced in Human Fibroblasts by Accelerated 56Fe Ions of Differing Energies. Radiation Research 165, 713-720 (2006).
Ponomarev AL, Belli M, Hahnfeldt PJ, Hlatky L, Sachs RK, Cucinotta FA, A robust procedure for removing background damage in assays of radiation-induced DNA fragment distributions. Radiation Research 166, 908-916 (2006).
Esposito G, Belli M, Campa A, Cherubini R, Cuttone G, Dini V, Furusawa Y, Gerardi S, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, DNA Fragments Induction In Human Fibroblasts By Radiations Of Different Qualities. Radiat Prot Dosimetry, (2006).
Belli M, Campa A, Dini V, Esposito G, Furusawa Y, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, DNA fragmentation induced in human fibroblasts by accelerated 56Fe ions of differing energies. Radiation Research 165, 713-720 (2006).
Esposito G, Belli M, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, A curium-244 irradiator for protracted exposure of cultured mammalian cells with alpha-particles. Health Physics 90, 66-73 (2006).
Ponomarev AL, Belli M, Hahnfeldt PJ, Hlatky L, Sachs RK, Cucinotta FA, Subtraction of background damage in PFGE experiments on DNA fragment-size distributions. Radiat Environ Biophys 46, 155-160 (2007).
Alloni D, Ballarini F, Belli M, Campa A, Esposito G, Friedland W, Lotta M, Ottolenghi A, Paretzke HG. Modeling of DNA fragmentation induced in human fibroblasts by 56Fe ions. Adv. Space Res., 40: 1401-1407, 2007.
Alloni D, Antonelli F, Ballarini F, Belli M, Bertolotti A, Campa A, Dini V, D’Ercole L, Esposito G, Facoetti A, Friedland W, Giovannini C, Grande S, Guidoni L, Lotta M, Lisciandro F, Lucani AM, Mantovani L, Mariotti L, Mulinelli S, Nano R, Ottolenghi A, Palma A, Paretzke HG, Pasi F, Rosi A, Sapora O, Scannicchio D, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, Viti V. Charged particle effects: experimental and theoretical studies on the mechanisms underlying the induction of molecular and cellular damage and the modulation of intercellular signalling. Il Nuovo Cimento 31 C, 21-38, 2008
Antonelli F, Belli M, Pinto M., Sapora O, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini M, Amicarelli F, Conti Devirgiliis L, Carbone M.C., Balata M, Ioannuci L., Nisi S, Satta L. PULEX: influence of environment radiation background on biochemistry and biology of cultured cells and on their response to genotoxic agents. Il Nuovo Cimento 31C, 49-56, 2008
M.Belli, A. Campa, G. Simone, M.A. Tabocchini, F. Ballarini, A. Facoetti, A. Ottolenghi. Radiobiological basis of hadrontherapy. Rivista Medica, n. 14, vol.1, 31-42 (2008).
HLEG. High Level and Expert Group on European Low Dose Risk Research.. High Level and Expert Group Report on European Low Dose Risk Research – Radiation protection. European Commission EUR 23884, 2009. http://www.hleg.de.
Campa A., D. Alloni, F. Antonelli, F. Ballarini, M. Belli, V. Dini, G. Esposito, A. Facoetti, W. Friedland, Y. Furusawa, M. Liotta, A. Ottolenghi, H. G. Paretzke, G. Simone, E. Sorrentino, M. A. Tabocchini. DNA fragmentation induced in human fibroblasts by 56Fe ions: experimental data and MC simulations. Radiation Research 2009 Apr;171(4):438-45.
Esposito G, Antonelli F, Belli M, Campa A, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA. An alpha-particle irradiator for radiobiological research and its implementation for bystander effect studies. Radiation Research 2009 Nov;172(5):632-42
Carbone MC, Pinto M, Antonelli F, Amicarelli F, Balata M, Belli M, Conti Devirgiliis L, Ioannucci L, Nisi S, Sapora O, Satta L, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA, The Cosmic Silence experiment: on the putative adaptive role of environmental ionizing radiation. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2009 Apr;48(2):189-96. Epub 2009 Jan 24
D. Alloni, A. Campa, M. Belli, G. Esposito, A. Facoetti, W. Friedland, M. Liotta, L. Mariotti, H. G. Paretzke, A. Ottolenghi. A Monte Carlo study of the radiation quality dependence of DNA fragmentation spectra. Radiation Research 2010 Mar;173(3):263-71
Belli M, Ottolenghi A, Weiss W. The European strategy on low dose risk research and the role of radiation quality according to the recommendations of the "ad hoc" High Level and Expert Group (HLEG). Radiat Environ Biophys. 2010 Aug;49(3):463-8. Epub 2010 Apr 10
G. Esposito, A. Campa, M. Pinto, G. Simone, M. A. Tabocchini, M. Belli. Adaptive response: modelling and experimental studies. Radiat. Prot. Dos., 2011, 143(2-4):320-4. Epub 2010 Dec 15
Alloni D, Campa A, Belli M, Esposito G, Mariotti L, Liotta M, Friedland W, Paretzke H, Ottolenghi A.. Monte Carlo evaluation of DNA fragmentation spectra induced by different radiation qualities. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2011, 143(2-4):226-31. Epub 2010 Nov 17
Belli M, Salomaa S, Ottolenghi A. MELODI: the 'Multidisciplinary European Low-Dose Initiative'. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2011 Feb;143(2-4):330-4. Epub 2010 Nov 24
Belli M, Tabocchini MA, Jourdain JR, Salomaa S, Repussard J. The European initiative on low-dose risk research: from the HLEG to MELODI. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Sep;166(1-4):178-81. doi:10.1093/rpd/ncv136. Epub 2015 Apr 9. PMID: 25862536.
Fratini E, Carbone C, Capece D, Esposito G, Simone G, Tabocchini MA, Tomasi M, Belli M, Satta L. Low-radiation environment affects the development of protection mechanisms in V79 cells. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2015 May;54(2):183-94. doi: 10.1007/s00411-015-0587-4. Epub 2015 Jan 31. PMID:25636513.
Pecchia I, Dini V, Ricci-Vitiani L, Biffoni M, Balduzzi M, Fratini E, Belli M, Campa A, Esposito G, Cirrone G, Romano F, Stancampiano C, Pelacchi F, Pallini R, Tabocchini MA. Glioblastoma stem cells: radiobiological response to ionising radiations of different qualities. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Sep;166(1-4):374-8. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncv299. Epub 2015 May 11. PMID: 25969527.
Antonelli F, Campa A, Esposito G, Giardullo P, Belli M, Dini V, Meschini S, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Gerardi S, Cirrone GA, Tabocchini MA. Induction and Repair of DNA DSB as Revealed by H2AX Phosphorylation Foci in Human Fibroblasts Exposed to Low- and High-LET Radiation: Relationship with Early and Delayed Reproductive Cell Death. Radiat Res. 2015 Apr;183(4):417-31. doi: 10.1667/RR13855.1. Epub 2015 Apr 6. PMID: 25844944.
Dini V, Belli M, Tabocchini MA. Targeting cancer stem cells: protons versus photons. Br J Radiol. 2020 Mar;93(1107):20190225. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190225. Epub 2019 Aug 21. PMID: 31432694; PMCID: PMC7066945.
Belli M, Tabocchini MA. Ionizing Radiation-Induced Epigenetic Modifications and Their Relevance to Radiation Protection. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Aug 20;21(17):E5993. doi: 10.3390/ijms21175993. PMID: 32825382.
Belli M, Indovina L. The Response of Living Organisms to Low Radiation Environment and Its Implications in Radiation Protection. Front Public Health. 2020 Dec 15;8:601711. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.601711. PMID: 33384980; PMCID: PMC7770185.
Sakata D, Hirayama R, Shin WG, Belli M, Tabocchini MA, Stewart RD, Belov O, Bernal MA, Bordage MC, Brown JMC, Dordevic M, Emfietzoglou D, Francis Z, Guatelli S, Inaniwa T, Ivanchenko V, Karamitros M, Kyriakou I, Lampe N, Li Z, Meylan S, Michelet C, Nieminen P, Perrot Y, Petrovic I, Ramos-Mendez J, Ristic-Fira A, Santin G, Schuemann J, Tran HN, Villagrasa C, Incerti S. Prediction of DNA rejoining kinetics and cell survival after proton irradiation for V79 cells using Geant4-DNA. Phys Med. 2023 Jan;105:102508. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.11.012. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36549067.
Dini V, Salvatori M, Belli M, Lago ME, Nosdeo A, Dambra DP, Lo Conte L, Pecchia I, Giordano A. Changes in Radiosensitivity to Gamma-Rays of Lymphocytes from Hyperthyroid Patients Treated with I-131. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 5;23(17):10156. doi: 10.3390/ijms231710156. PMID: 36077557; PMCID: PMC9456272.
Amundson SA, Belli M, Blettner M, Borgmann K, Forssell-Aronsson E, Harms-Ringdahl M, Jeggo PA, Niwa O, O'Neill P. Maintaining competence in radiation protection research: a position statement by the MELODI scientific advisory committee. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2025 May;64(2):201-209. doi: 10.1007/s00411-025-01122-6. Epub 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40152977; PMCID: PMC12049276.