ESTRO 36 Programme book and exhibition guide

HONORARY PHYSICS AWARD

Vincenzo Valentini Gemelli ART – Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli – Università Cattolica S. Cuore Rome, Italy

Vincenzo Valentini is a full professor in radiation oncology. He is also Chair of both the Oncology and Haematology Department as well as the Radiation Oncology Department – Gemelli ART, at the Università Cattolica S. Cuore of Rome. He had graduated from the latter as Medical Doctor in 1979 and became a specialist in radiation oncology, radiology, and oncology. His main field of interest was the optimisation of radiation treatments by using different imaging techniques for the definition of target volumes; integration between radiotherapy and surgery, in which he collaborated for the conduction of pre-operative and intra-operative programmes; integration between radiotherapy and chemotherapy, in which he applied different schedules for the treatment of locally advanced neoplasm especially in gastro-intestinal, genitourinary, lung and head and neck. He also directed his interest to computer applications in the fields of health care, research and teaching. He promoted tutorials for delineation of target volume (TIGER and FALCON by ESTRO); and the on line dissemination of ESTRO knowledge repository (DOVE, EAGLE). He recently opened two knowledge based oncology laboratories for research in large data base data mining and radiomics. Vincenzo was the general secretary of ISIORT (International Society of Intraoperative Radiotherapy) from 2000 to 2011; member of the Core group of the ESTRO Educational and Training Committee; and served as President of ESTRO from 2011 to 2014. Vincenzo has authored more than 350 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as many review articles, book chapters, books on computer applications in teaching, and books on different neoplasms. He is a member of Editorial Boards of different radiotherapy and oncology international journals.

Vincenzo Valentini

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