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A strategy for young members within national radiation oncology societies: The Italian experience (AIRO Giovani group)
No full textAim: To briefly review history, structure, past events and future projects of AIRO (Associazione Italiana Radioterapia Oncologica) young group (AIRO Giovani), focusing on its specific commitment to multidisciplnary networking among junior clinical oncologists at a national and international level. Background: AIRO Giovani is a part of AIRO composed by members under 40 years old. Its main activities are scientific and educational meetings dedicated to young Italian radiation oncologists and collaborative research projects. Materials and Methods: AIRO Giovani structure, events organized and supported by AIRO giovani as well as scientific activities are here reported from its creation in 2007 up to current days. Results: AIRO Giovani group was able to create a consolidated network between Italian junior radiation oncologists, while opening the possibility to collaborate with junior groups of other national scientific societies in the field of oncology and with ESTRO young members. Scientific projects carried out by the group have been successful and will be further implemented in next years. Conclusions: AIRO Giovani is still in its infancy, but its early positive experience supports the creation and development of young groups within national radiation oncology societies. © 2012 Greater Poland Cancer Centre
The role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in oncological and non-oncological clinical settings: Highlights from the 7th Meeting of AIRO - Young Members Working Group (AIRO Giovani)
No full textStereotactic ablative radiotherapy is a modern cancer treatment strategy able to deliver highly focused radiation in one or a few fractions with a radical intent in several clinical settings. Young radiation oncologists need a constant and tailored update in this context to improve patient care in daily clinical practice. A recent meeting of AIRO Giovani (AIRO - Young Members Working Group) was specifically addressed to this topic, presenting state-of-the-art knowledge, based on the latest evidence in this field. Highlights of the congress are summarized and presented in this report, including thorough contributions of the speakers dealing with the role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in both oncological and non-oncological diseases, divided according to anatomical and clinical scenarios: intra-cranial settings (brain malignant primary tumors, metastases, benign tumors and functional disorders) and extra-cranial indications (lung primary tumors and metastases, thoracic re-irradiation, liver, lymph node and bone metastases, prostate cancer). With literature data discussed during the congress as a background, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has proved to be a consolidated treatment approach in specific oncological and non-oncological scenarios, as well as a promising option in other clinical settings, requiring a further prospective validation in the near future. We herein present an updated overview of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy use in the clinic
Crenson Mathew A. — The un-politics of airo-pollution
No full textHoudaille Jacques. Crenson Mathew A. — The un-politics of airo-pollution. In: Population, 30ᵉ année, n°1, 1975. p. 185
The role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in oncological and non-oncological clinical settings: Highlights from the 7th Meeting of AIRO - Young Members Working Group (AIRO Giovani)
No full textStereotactic ablative radiotherapy is a modern cancer treatment strategy able to deliver highly focused radiation in one or a few fractions with a radical intent in several clinical settings. Young radiation oncologists need a constant and tailored update in this context to improve patient care in daily clinical practice. A recent meeting of AIRO Giovani (AIRO - Young Members Working Group) was specifically addressed to this topic, presenting state-of-the-art knowledge, based on the latest evidence in this field. Highlights of the congress are summarized and presented in this report, including thorough contributions of the speakers dealing with the role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in both oncological and non-oncological diseases, divided according to anatomical and clinical scenarios: intra-cranial settings (brain malignant primary tumors, metastases, benign tumors and functional disorders) and extra-cranial indications (lung primary tumors and metastases, thoracic re-irradiation, liver, lymph node and bone metastases, prostate cancer). With literature data discussed during the congress as a background, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has proved to be a consolidated treatment approach in specific oncological and non-oncological scenarios, as well as a promising option in other clinical settings, requiring a further prospective validation in the near future. We herein present an updated overview of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy use in the clinic
Exhaled nitric oxide levels in systemic sclerosis with and without pulmonary involvement.
No full textBackground: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology that is often complicated by pulmonary involvement, with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) being the major causes of death. it has been suggested that the amount of nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled air may predict the onset of complications. The aim of the study was to measure exhaled NO in SSc patients and investigate its relationship with pulmonary involvement with and without PH. Methods: Fifty patients (5 men and 45 women; mean age, 59.1 +/- 11.7 years [:+/- SDI) with a diagnosis of SSc based on the preliminary criteria of the American Rheumatism Association, and 40 healthy control subjects (5 men and 35 women; mean age, 58.3 +/- 12.2 years) underwent exhaled No measurements by means of a chemiluminescence analyzer, pulmonary function tests, high-resolution thorax CT, and Doppler echocardiography. Results: Exhaled NO concentrations were significantly higher in SSc patients than control subjects (p = 0.02), and significantly lower in the patients with ILD and/or PH than in those without PH (p < 0.01). There was a significant inverse correlation between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and exhaled NO concentration in all of the studied patients (r = -0.5, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results indicate that exhaled air NO concentrations are lower in SSc patients with lung involvement than in those without, and that SSc patients without ILD or PH have higher exhaled NO values than healthy subjects
L’evoluzione dell’efficienza bancaria
No full textIl lavoro analizza il tema dell'efficienza di un campione di banche italiane e risulta così articolato. Il paragrafo 1 illustra i dettagli metodologici, la composizione dei campioni analizzati e l’orizzonte temporale esaminato. Il paragrafo 2 propone un approfondimento del tema dell’efficienza economica sia attraverso l’analisi della composizione e della dinamica di tale aggregato via “tradizionali” indicatori di bilancio, sia attraverso l’applicazione della metodologia DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) che consente di costruire un indice sintetico di efficienza tecnico-operativa delle banche; l’obiettivo di questo paragrafo è anche quello di cercare di analizzare se l’appartenenza ad un gruppo bancario possa considerarsi come un fattore che facilita il raggiungimento di più elevati livelli di efficienza. Il paragrafo 3 offre alcuni spunti finali di riflessione avendo riguardo anche alle scelte di operatività remota, di multicanalità e alle conseguenze in termini di livello prospettico di efficienza complessiva del sistema bancario
Features of 421 respondents (AIRO/AIOM/AIPO/SICT) to the survey.
No full textFeatures of 421 respondents (AIRO/AIOM/AIPO/SICT) to the survey.</p
A production problem solved by a network optimisation approach as a specially structured very large-scale p-median problem
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