Intra-and inter-observer variability in contouring prostate and seminal vesicles: implications for conformal treatment planning

C Fiorino, M Reni, A Bolognesi, GM Cattaneo… - Radiotherapy and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: Accurate contouring of the clinical target volume (CTV) is a
fundamental prerequisite for successful conformal radiotherapy of prostate cancer. The purpose of …

Dose–volume effects for normal tissues in external radiotherapy: pelvis

C Fiorino, R Valdagni, T Rancati… - Radiotherapy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A great deal of quantitative information regarding the dose–volume relationships of pelvic
organs at risk has been collected and analysed over the last 10 years. The need to improve …

Intensity-modulated proton therapy versus helical tomotherapy in nasopharynx cancer: planning comparison and NTCP evaluation

L Widesott, A Pierelli, C Fiorino, I Dell'Oca… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and helical tomotherapy
(HT) treatment plans for nasopharynx cancer using a simultaneous integrated boost …

Rectal dose–volume constraints in high-dose radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer

C Fiorino, G Sanguineti, C Cozzarini, G Fellin… - International Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between rectal bleeding and dosimetric-clinical
parameters in patients receiving three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) for …

CT-derived radiomic features to discriminate histologic characteristics of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

…, S Partelli, M Manzoni, M Falconi, C Fiorino… - La radiologia …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To assess the ability of radiomic features (RF) extracted from contrast-enhanced
CT images (ceCT) and non-contrast-enhanced (non-ceCT) in discriminating histopathologic …

Assessing the optimal timing for early salvage radiation therapy in patients with prostate-specific antigen rise after radical prostatectomy

N Fossati, RJ Karnes, C Cozzarini, C Fiorino… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Early salvage radiation therapy (eSRT) represents a treatment option for
patients who experience a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) rise after radical prostatectomy (RP); …

Clinical and dosimetric predictors of late rectal syndrome after 3D-CRT for localized prostate cancer: preliminary results of a multicenter prospective study

C Fiorino, G Fellin, T Rancati, V Vavassori… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the predictors of late rectal toxicity in a prospectively investigated
group of patients treated at 70–80 Gy for prostate cancer (1.8–2 Gy fractions) with three-…

Dosimetric predictors of laryngeal edema

…, P Adapala, EJ Endres, C Brack, C Fiorino… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To investigate dosimetric predictors of laryngeal edema after radiotherapy (RT).
Methods and Materials: A total of 66 patients were selected who had squamous cell carcinoma …

Significant improvement in normal tissue sparing and target coverage for head and neck cancer by means of helical tomotherapy

C Fiorino, I Dell'Oca, A Pierelli, S Broggi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: In order to explore the potential of helical Tomotherapy in the treatment of head
and neck cancers (HNC), a planning study comparing our routinely delivered IMRT …

Relationships between DVHs and late rectal bleeding after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: analysis of a large group of patients pooled from three institutions

C Fiorino, C Cozzarini, V Vavassori… - Radiotherapy and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Accurate modeling of late rectal reactions needs the collection of individual 3D
dose–volume data (ie DVH) as well as clinical information of large cohorts of patients. The …