Description
The Health Physics Service at IRCCS Candiolo supports all health care activities involving the use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation. Its mission is to ensure that diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed efficiently and safely, in full compliance with national and international regulations.
The team works in close interdisciplinary collaboration with clinicians, physicists, and technical staff to implement and optimize advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, define procedural protocols, and address complex challenges in high-technology applications.
Activities
Core Services Provided by the Health Physics Service:
- Development of personalized radiation therapy treatment plans for patients using advanced external beam techniques, including VMAT, Tomotherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery, designed to maximize tumor dose while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.
- Planning and management of HDR brachytherapy and radionuclide therapies.
- Measurement and evaluation of patient radiation doses to ensure accurate and safe treatment delivery.
- Radiation protection monitoring for healthcare workers and the public, ensuring compliance with safety standards during medical exposures.
- Quality control and verification of all equipment used in Radiotherapy (linear accelerators, Tomotherapy), Nuclear Medicine (SPECT/CT, PET/CT, activity calibrators), and Radiodiagnostics (X-ray, mammography, MRI, CT, angiography).
- Verification of radiotherapy treatment plans using independent calculation software, along with in vivo dose verification during irradiation using volumetric and helical techniques.
Contact
- We are on the ground floor
- Tel: 011 993 3701
- Fax: 011 993 3752
