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Russomando A, Schiariti M, Bocci V, Colandrea M, Collamati F, Cremonesi M, Ferrari M, Ferroli P, Ghielmetti F, Ghisini R, Grana C, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Mirabelli R, Morganti S, Papi S, Patanè M, Pedroli G, Pollo B, Solfaroli Camillocci E, Traini G, Faccini R. The β- radio-guided surgery: Method to estimate the minimum injectable activity from ex-vivo test. Phys Med 2019; 58:114-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Azzolini O, Barrera MT, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Beretta M, Biassoni M, Bossio E, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Canonica L, Capelli S, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Clemenza M, Cremonesi O, Cruciani A, D’Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Domizio SD, Ferroni F, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Keppel G, Martinez M, Morganti S, Nagorny S, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Orlandi D, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Rusconi C, Schäffner K, Tomei C, Vignati M, Zolotarova A. Search of the neutrino-less double beta decay of 82 Se into the excited states of 82 Kr with CUPID-0. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2018; 78:888. [PMID: 30881205 PMCID: PMC6394250 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The CUPID-0 experiment searches for double beta decay using cryogenic calorimeters with double (heat and light) read-out. The detector, consisting of 24 ZnSe crystals 95 % enriched in 82 Se and two natural ZnSe crystals, started data-taking in 2017 at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. We present the search for the neutrino-less double beta decay of 82 Se into the 0 1 + , 2 1 + and 2 2 + excited states of 82 Kr with an exposure of 5.74 kg · yr (2.24 × 10 25 emitters · yr). We found no evidence of the decays and set the most stringent limits on the widths of these processes: Γ ( 82 Se → 82 Kr 0 1 + )8.55 × 10 - 24 yr - 1 , Γ ( 82 Se → 82 Kr 2 1 + ) < 6.25 × 10 - 24 yr - 1 , Γ ( 82 Se → 82 Kr 2 2 + )8.25 × 10 - 24 yr - 1 (90 % credible interval).
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Ferraro E, Viale G, Achutti Duso B, Belli C, Criscitiello C, Mazzarella L, Esposito A, Morganti S, Trapani D, Tarantino P, D'Amico P, Busacca C, Massaro M, Curigliano G. Safety of immunotherapy in elderly patients: A retrospective analysis of a phase I unit. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy288.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Azzolini O, Barrera MT, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Beretta M, Biassoni M, Bossio E, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Canonica L, Capelli S, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Clemenza M, Cremonesi O, Cruciani A, D’Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Domizio SD, Ferroni F, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Keppel G, Martinez M, Morganti S, Nagorny S, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Orlandi D, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Rusconi C, Schäffner K, Tomei C, Vignati M, Zolotarova A. Analysis of cryogenic calorimeters with light and heat read-out for double beta decay searches. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2018; 78:734. [PMID: 30839752 PMCID: PMC6190965 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The suppression of spurious events in the region of interest for neutrinoless double beta decay will play a major role in next generation experiments. The background of detectors based on the technology of cryogenic calorimeters is expected to be dominated by α particles, that could be disentangled from double beta decay signals by exploiting the difference in the emission of the scintillation light. CUPID-0, an array of enriched Zn 82 Se scintillating calorimeters, is the first large mass demonstrator of this technology. The detector started data-taking in 2017 at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso with the aim of proving that dual read-out of light and heat allows for an efficient suppression of the α background. In this paper we describe the software tools we developed for the analysis of scintillating calorimeters and we demonstrate that this technology allows to reach an unprecedented background for cryogenic calorimeters.
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Azzolini O, Barrera MT, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Beretta M, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Canonica L, Capelli S, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Clemenza M, Cremonesi O, Cruciani A, D'Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Di Domizio S, Ferroni F, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Keppel G, Marini L, Martinez M, Morganti S, Nagorny S, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Orlandi D, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Reindl F, Rusconi C, Schäffner K, Tomei C, Vignati M, Zolotarova AS. First Result on the Neutrinoless Double-β Decay of ^{82}Se with CUPID-0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:232502. [PMID: 29932707 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.232502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the result of the search for neutrinoless double beta decay of ^{82}Se obtained with CUPID-0, the first large array of scintillating Zn^{82}Se cryogenic calorimeters implementing particle identification. We observe no signal in a 1.83 kg yr ^{82}Se exposure, and we set the most stringent lower limit on the 0νββ ^{82}Se half-life T_{1/2}^{0ν}>2.4×10^{24} yr (90% credible interval), which corresponds to an effective Majorana neutrino mass m_{ββ}<(376-770) meV depending on the nuclear matrix element calculations. The heat-light readout provides a powerful tool for the rejection of α particles and allows us to suppress the background in the region of interest down to (3.6_{-1.4}^{+1.9})×10^{-3} counts/(keV kg yr), an unprecedented level for this technique.
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Azzolini O, Barrera MT, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Beretta M, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Canonica L, Capelli S, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Clemenza M, Cremonesi O, Cruciani A, D’Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Domizio SD, Ferroni F, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Keppel G, Martinez M, Morganti S, Nagorny S, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Orlandi D, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Reindl F, Rusconi C, Schäffner K, Tomei C, Vignati M, Zolotarova A. CUPID-0: the first array of enriched scintillating bolometers for 0 ν β β decay investigations. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2018; 78:428. [PMID: 30996670 PMCID: PMC6435222 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5896-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The CUPID-0 detector hosted at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, is the first large array of enriched scintillating cryogenic detectors for the investigation of82 Se neutrinoless double-beta decay ( 0 ν β β ). CUPID-0 aims at measuring a background index in the region of interest (RoI) for 0 ν β β at the level of 10- 3 counts/(keV kg years), the lowest value ever measured using cryogenic detectors. CUPID-0 operates an array of Zn82 Se scintillating bolometers coupled with bolometric light detectors, with a state of the art technology for background suppression and thorough protocols and procedures for the detector preparation and construction. In this paper, the different phases of the detector design and construction will be presented, from the material selection (for the absorber production) to the new and innovative detector structure. The successful construction of the detector lead to promising preliminary detector performance which is discussed here.
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Alduino C, Alessandria F, Alfonso K, Andreotti E, Arnaboldi C, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Balata M, Bandac I, Banks TI, Bari G, Barucci M, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Benato G, Bersani A, Biare D, Biassoni M, Bragazzi F, Branca A, Brofferio C, Bryant A, Buccheri A, Bucci C, Bulfon C, Camacho A, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Capodiferro M, Cappelli L, Cardani L, Cariello M, Carniti P, Carrettoni M, Casali N, Cassina L, Cereseto R, Ceruti G, Chiarini A, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Conventi D, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Crescentini C, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, D'Addabbo A, D'Aguanno D, Dafinei I, Datskov V, Davis CJ, Del Corso F, Dell'Oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, Di Vacri ML, Di Paolo L, Drobizhev A, Ejzak L, Faccini R, Fang DQ, Faverzani M, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Gaigher R, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gladstone L, Goett J, Gorla P, Gotti C, Guandalini C, Guerzoni M, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Hansen EV, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Iannone M, Ioannucci L, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kogler L, Kolomensky YG, Leder A, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maiano C, Maino M, Marini L, Martinez M, Martinez Amaya C, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Mosteiro PJ, Nagorny SS, Napolitano T, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Norman EB, Novati V, Nucciotti A, Nutini I, O'Donnell T, Olcese M, Olivieri E, Orio F, Orlandi D, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pedretti M, Pedrotta R, Pelosi A, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Reindl F, Rimondi F, Risegari L, Rosenfeld C, Rossi C, Rusconi C, Sakai M, Sala E, Salvioni C, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Schaeffer D, Schmidt B, Schmidt J, Scielzo ND, Singh V, Sisti M, Smith AR, Stivanello F, Taffarello L, Tatananni L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tessaro M, Tomei C, Ventura G, Vignati M, Wagaarachchi SL, Wallig J, Wang BS, Wang HW, Welliver B, Wilson J, Wilson K, Winslow LA, Wise T, Zanotti L, Zarra C, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zimmermann S, Zucchelli S. First Results from CUORE: A Search for Lepton Number Violation via 0νββ Decay of ^{130}Te. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:132501. [PMID: 29694201 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.132501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advancement in this technology, and in this work we apply it for the first time to a high-sensitivity search for a lepton-number-violating process: ^{130}Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining a total TeO_{2} exposure of 86.3 kg yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution of (7.7±0.5) keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of (0.014±0.002) counts/(keV kg yr), we find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Including systematic uncertainties, we place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.3×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.); the median statistical sensitivity of this search is 7.0×10^{24} yr. Combining this result with those of two earlier experiments, Cuoricino and CUORE-0, we find T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.5×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.), which is the most stringent limit to date on this decay. Interpreting this result as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, we find m_{ββ}<(110-520) meV, where the range reflects the nuclear matrix element estimates employed.
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Venditti I, Cartoni A, Fontana L, Testa G, Scaramuzzo F, Faccini R, Terracciano CM, Camillocci ES, Morganti S, Giordano A, Scotognella T, Rotili D, Dini V, Marini F, Fratoddi I. Y3+ embedded in polymeric nanoparticles: Morphology, dimension and stability of composite colloidal system. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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D’Addabbo A, Alduino C, Alfonso K, Artusa DR, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Banks TI, Bari G, Beeman J, Bellini F, Bersani A, Biassoni M, Branca A, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Camacho A, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Cappelli L, Carbone L, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, Dafinei I, Davis CJ, Dell’Oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, Di Vacri ML, Drobizhev A, Fang DQ, Faverzani M, Fernandes G, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gladstone L, Gorla P, Gotti C, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Hansen E, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kolomensky YG, Leder A, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maino M, Marini L, Martinez M, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Mosteiro PJ, Napolitano T, Nones C, Norman EB, Nucciotti A, O’Donnell T, Orio F, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Rosenfeld C, Rusconi C, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Scielzo N, Singh V, Sisti M, Smith AR, Taffarello L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tomei C, Trentalange S, Vignati M, Wagaarachchi SL, Wang BS, Wang HW, Wilson J, Winslow LA, Wise T, Woodcraft A, Zanotti L, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zimmermann S, Zucchelli S. The CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments at LNGS. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201716407047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Solfaroli Camillocci E, Schiariti M, Bocci V, Carollo A, Chiodi G, Colandrea M, Collamati F, Cremonesi M, Donnarumma R, Ferrari M, Ferroli P, Ghielmetti F, Grana C, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Morganti S, Patanè M, Pedroli G, Pollo B, Recchia L, Russomando A, Toppi M, Traini G, Faccini R. First ex vivo validation of a radioguided surgery technique withβ-radiation. Phys Med 2016; 32:1139-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Morganti S, Brambilla N, Petronio A, Reali A, Bedogni F, Auricchio F. Prediction of patient-specific post-operative outcomes of TAVI procedure: The impact of the positioning strategy on valve performance. J Biomech 2016; 49:2513-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Artusa DR, Balzoni A, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Camacho A, Capelli S, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Clemenza M, Cremonesi O, Cruciani A, D’Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Di Domizio S, di Vacri ML, Ferroni F, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gotti C, Keppel G, Maino M, Mancuso M, Martinez M, Morganti S, Nagorny S, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Orio F, Orlandi D, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Rusconi C, Schäffner K, Tomei C, Vignati M, Zolotarova A. First array of enriched Zn[Formula: see text]Se bolometers to search for double beta decay. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2016; 76:364. [PMID: 28280442 PMCID: PMC5321398 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4223-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The R&D activity performed during the last years proved the potential of ZnSe scintillating bolometers to the search for neutrino-less double beta decay, motivating the realization of the first large-mass experiment based on this technology: CUPID-0. The isotopic enrichment in [Formula: see text]Se, the Zn[Formula: see text]Se crystals growth, as well as the light detectors production have been accomplished, and the experiment is now in construction at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy). In this paper we present the results obtained testing the first three Zn[Formula: see text]Se crystals operated as scintillating bolometers, and we prove that their performance in terms of energy resolution, background rejection capability and intrinsic radio-purity complies with the requirements of CUPID-0.
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Toppi M, Battistoni G, Bellini F, Collamati F, De Lucia E, Durante M, Faccini R, Frallicciardi P, Marafini M, Mattei I, Morganti S, Muraro S, Paramatti R, Patera V, Pinci D, Piersanti L, Rucinski A, Russomando A, Sarti A, Sciubba A, Senzacqua M, Solfaroli Camillocci E, Traini G, Voena C. Measurement of secondary particle production induced by particle therapy ion beams impinging on a PMMA target. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611705007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bocci V, Capparella E, Collamati F, Donnarumma R, Faccini R, Ioannidis G, Limiti G, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Morganti S, Russomando A, Solfaroli Camillocci E, Toppi M, Traini G. Development of a radioguided surgery technique with beta- decays in brain tumor resection. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)30081-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Donnarumma R, Bocci V, Capparella E, Collamati F, Cremonesi M, Ferrari M, Fioroni F, Grana C, Ioannidis G, Iori M, Limiti G, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Morganti S, Russomando A, Solfaroli Camilloci E, Toppi M, Traini G, Versari A, Faccini R. A novel radioguided surgery technique exploiting beta – decay. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Pronzato P, Casabona F, Lambertini M, Morganti S, Reggiani S, Zoli D, Orengo G. Emergency department as place of end-of-life care and death in cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv346.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alfonso K, Artusa DR, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Balata M, Banks TI, Bari G, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Bersani A, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Cappelli L, Carbone L, Cardani L, Casali N, Cassina L, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, Dafinei I, Dally A, Dell'Oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, Di Vacri ML, Drobizhev A, Ejzak L, Fang DQ, Faverzani M, Fernandes G, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Hansen E, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kolomensky YG, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maino M, Martinez M, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Nisi S, Nones C, Norman EB, Nucciotti A, O'Donnell T, Orio F, Orlandi D, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pedretti M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Rosenfeld C, Rusconi C, Sala E, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Scielzo ND, Sisti M, Smith AR, Taffarello L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tomei C, Trentalange S, Ventura G, Vignati M, Wagaarachchi SL, Wang BS, Wang HW, Wielgus L, Wilson J, Winslow LA, Wise T, Zanotti L, Zarra C, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zucchelli S. Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of (130)Te with CUORE-0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:102502. [PMID: 26382673 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.102502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the results of a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 9.8 kg yr exposure of (130)Te using a bolometric detector array, CUORE-0. The characteristic detector energy resolution and background level in the region of interest are 5.1±0.3 keV FWHM and 0.058±0.004(stat)±0.002(syst)counts/(keV kg yr), respectively. The median 90% C.L. lower-limit half-life sensitivity of the experiment is 2.9×10(24) yr and surpasses the sensitivity of previous searches. We find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay of (130)Te and place a Bayesian lower bound on the decay half-life, T(1/2)(0ν)>2.7×10(24) yr at 90% C.L. Combining CUORE-0 data with the 19.75 kg yr exposure of (130)Te from the Cuoricino experiment we obtain T(1/2)(0ν)>4.0×10(24) yr at 90% C.L. (Bayesian), the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. Using a range of nuclear matrix element estimates we interpret this as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, m(ββ)<270-760 meV.
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Pronzato P, Casabona F, Lambertini M, Morganti S, Reggiani S, Zoli D, Orengo G. 1517 Emergency department as place of end-of-life care and death in cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30607-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Solfaroli Camillocci E, Bellini F, Bocci V, Collamati F, De Lucia E, Faccini R, Marafini M, Mattei I, Morganti S, Paramatti R, Patera V, Pinci D, Recchia L, Russomando A, Sarti A, Sciubba A, Senzacqua M, Voena C. Polycrystalline para-terphenyl scintillator adopted in a β−detecting probe for radio-guided surgery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/620/1/012009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Moggi N, Artusa DR, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Balata M, Banks TI, Bari G, Beeman J, Bellini F, Bersani A, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Cai XZ, Camacho A, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Cappelli L, Carbone L, Cardani L, Casali N, Cassina L, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, Dafinei I, Dally A, Datskov V, Dell’oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, Di Vacri ML, Drobizhev A, Ejzak L, Fang DQ, Farach HA, Faverzani M, Fernandes G, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kolomensky YG, Li YL, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maiano C, Maino M, Martinez M, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Morganti S, Napolitano T, Nisi S, Nones C, Norman EB, Nucciotti A, O’Donnell T, Orio F, Orlandi D, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Rosenfeld C, Rusconi C, Sala E, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Scielzo ND, Sisti M, Smith AR, Taffarello L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tian WD, Tomei C, Trentalange S, Ventura G, Vignati M, Wang BS, Wang HW, Wielgus L, Wilson J, Winslow LA, Wise T, Woodcraft A, Zanotti L, Zarra C, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zucchelli S. Neutrinoless double-beta decay search with CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159003004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sartini D, Lo Muzio L, Morganti S, Pozzi V, Di Ruscio G, Rocchetti R, Rubini C, Santarelli A, Emanuelli M. Pokemon proto-oncogene in oral cancer: potential role in the early phase of tumorigenesis. Oral Dis 2015; 21:462-9. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Giachero A, Artusa DR, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Balata M, Banks TI, Bari G, Beeman J, Bellini F, Bersani A, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Cai XZ, Camacho A, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Cappelli L, Carbone L, Cardani L, Casali N, Cassina L, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Creswick R, Cushman J, Dafinei I, Dally A, Datskov V, Dell’Oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, di Vacri ML, Drobizhev A, Ejzak L, Fang DQ, Farach HA, Faverzani M, Fernandes G, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gorla P, Gotti C, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Kadel R, Kazkaz K, Keppel G, Kolomensky Y, Li Y, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maiano C, Maino M, Martinez M, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Napolitano T, Nastasi M, Nisi S, Nones C, Norman EB, Nucciotti A, O’Donnell T, Orio F, Orlandi D, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pedretti M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Rampazzo V, Rosenfeld C, Rusconi C, Sala E, Sangiorgio S, Scielzo ND, Sisti M, Smith AR, Taffarello L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tian WD, Tomei C, Trentalange S, Ventura G, Vignati M, Wang BS, Wang HW, Wielgus L, Wilson J, Winslow LA, Wise T, Woodcraft A, Zanotti L, Zarra C, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zucchelli S. The CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments at Gran Sasso. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159504024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Morganti S, Conti M, Aiello M, Valentini A, Mazzola A, Reali A, Auricchio F. Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation through patient-specific finite element analysis: two clinical cases. J Biomech 2014; 47:2547-55. [PMID: 24998989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure introduced to treat aortic valve stenosis in elder patients. Its clinical outcomes are strictly related to patient selection, operator skills, and dedicated pre-procedural planning based on accurate medical imaging analysis. The goal of this work is to define a finite element framework to realistically reproduce TAVI and evaluate the impact of aortic root anatomy on procedure outcomes starting from two real patient datasets. Patient-specific aortic root models including native leaflets, calcific plaques extracted from medical images, and an accurate stent geometry based on micro-tomography reconstruction are key aspects included in the present study. Through the proposed simulation strategy we observe that, in both patients, stent apposition significantly induces anatomical configuration changes, while it leads to different stress distributions on the aortic wall. Moreover, for one patient, a possible risk of paravalvular leakage has been found while an asymmetric coaptation occurs in both investigated cases. Post-operative clinical data, that have been analyzed to prove reliability of the performed simulations, show a good agreement with analysis results. The proposed work thus represents a further step towards the use of realistic computer-based simulations of TAVI procedures, aiming at improving the efficacy of the operation technique and supporting device optimization.
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Camillocci ES, Baroni G, Bellini F, Bocci V, Collamati F, Cremonesi M, De Lucia E, Ferroli P, Fiore S, Grana CM, Marafini M, Mattei I, Morganti S, Paganelli G, Patera V, Piersanti L, Recchia L, Russomando A, Schiariti M, Sarti A, Sciubba A, Voena C, Faccini R. A novel radioguided surgery technique exploiting β(-) decays. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4401. [PMID: 24646766 PMCID: PMC3960579 DOI: 10.1038/srep04401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The background induced by the high penetration power of the radiation is the main limiting factor of the current radio-guided surgery (RGS). To partially mitigate it, a RGS with β+-emitting radio-tracers has been suggested in literature. Here we propose the use of β−-emitting radio-tracers and β− probes and discuss the advantage of this method with respect to the previously explored ones: the electron low penetration power allows for simple and versatile probes and could extend RGS to tumours for which background originating from nearby healthy tissue makes probes less effective. We developed a β− probe prototype and studied its performances on phantoms. By means of a detailed simulation we have also extrapolated the results to estimate the performances in a realistic case of meningioma, pathology which is going to be our first in-vivo test case. A good sensitivity to residuals down to 0.1 ml can be reached within 1 s with an administered activity smaller than those for PET-scans thus making the radiation exposure to medical personnel negligible.
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Auricchio F, Conti M, Ferrara A, Morganti S, Reali A. Patient-specific finite element analysis of carotid artery stenting: a focus on vessel modeling. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2013; 29:645-664. [PMID: 23729192 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Finite element analysis is nowadays a well-assessed technique to investigate the impact of stenting on vessel wall and, given the rapid progression of both medical imaging techniques and computational methods, the challenge of using the simulation of carotid artery stenting as procedure planning tool to support the clinical practice can be approached. Within this context, the present study investigates the impact of carotid stent apposition on carotid artery anatomy by means of patient-specific finite element analysis. In particular, we focus on the influence of the vessel constitutive model on the prediction of carotid artery wall tensional state of lumen gain and of vessel straightening. For this purpose, we consider, for a given stent design and CA anatomy, two constitutive models for the CA wall, that is, a hyperelastic isotropic versus a fiber-reinforced hyperelastic anisotropic model. Despite both models producing similar patterns with respect to stress distribution, the anisotropic model predicts a higher vessel straightening and a more evident discontinuity of the lumen area near the stent ends as observed in the clinical practice. Although still affected by several simplifications, the present study can be considered as further step toward a realistic simulation of carotid artery stenting.
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