Beyond imaging: the promise of radiomics

M Avanzo, J Stancanello, I El Naqa - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
The domain of investigation of radiomics consists of large-scale radiological image analysis
and association with biological or clinical endpoints. The purpose of the present study is to …

Harnessing Automation in Data Mining: A Review on the Impact of PyESAPI in Radiation Oncology Data Extraction and Management

G Alomari, A Aljarah - arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05020, 2023 - arxiv.org
Data extraction and management are crucial components of research and clinical workflows
in Radiation Oncology (RO), where accurate and comprehensive data are imperative to …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed learning on 20 000+ lung cancer patients–The Personal Health Train

TM Deist, FJWM Dankers, P Ojha, MS Marshall… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Access to healthcare data is indispensable for scientific progress
and innovation. Sharing healthcare data is time-consuming and notoriously difficult due to …

SKIN-COBRA (Consortium for Brachytherapy data Analysis) ontology: The first step towards interdisciplinary standardized data collection for personalized oncology in …

V Lancellotta, JL Guinot, B Fionda… - Journal of …, 2020 - termedia.pl
Purpose Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common type of skin cancer [1, 2,
3, 4, 5]. Therapeutic options such as cryotherapy, laser therapy, topical treatment, and …

ENT COBRA ONTOLOGY: the covariates classification system proposed by the Head & Neck and Skin GEC-ESTRO Working Group for interdisciplinary standardized …

L Tagliaferri, A Budrukkar, J Lenkowicz… - Journal of …, 2018 - termedia.pl
Purpose Clinical data collecting is expensive in terms of time and human resources. Data
can be collected in different ways; therefore, performing multicentric research based on …

COVID-19 and digital competencies among young physicians: are we (really) ready for the new era? A national survey of the Italian young doctors association

C Casà, C Marotta, M Di Pumpo, A Cozzolino… - Annali dell'Istituto …, 2021 - annali.iss.it
Background. Digital health (DH) is nowadays fundamental for physicians. Despite the
improvement of Information and communications technology (ICT) Italian medical …

Can brachytherapy be properly considered in the clinical practice? Trilogy project: The vision of the AIRO (Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology) …

L Tagliaferri, A Vavassori, V Lancellotta… - Journal of …, 2020 - termedia.pl
Purpose Brachytherapy (BT, interventional radiotherapy–IRT) is a kind of radiation therapy,
in which the radioactive source is placed nearby or even inside the cancer itself; BT may be …

Is an Interventional Oncology Center an advantage in the service of cancer patients or in the education? The Gemelli Hospital and INTERACTS experience

G Kovács, L Tagliaferri, V Valentini - Journal of Contemporary …, 2017 - termedia.pl
Modern oncology needs to offer personalized treat ments. The process of choosing the best
possible treatment should be based on efficacy, feasibility, and cost benefit, but also …

Individual 3-dimensional printed mold for treating hard palate carcinoma with brachytherapy: A clinical report

V Lancellotta, S Pagano, L Tagliaferri… - The Journal of prosthetic …, 2019 - Elsevier
This clinical report describes the use of a 3-dimensional (3D) printer to create an individual
mold for delivering high-dose-rate interventional radiotherapy for hard palate cancer. The …

Age is not a limiting factor in interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for patients with localized cancer

V Lancellotta, G Kovács, L Tagliaferri… - BioMed Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review examines the role of interventional radiotherapy (IRT otherwise known as
brachytherapy) in cancer treatment for elderly patients. Despite their advanced age and …