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Fioredda F, Beccaria A, Casartelli P, Turrini E, Contratto C, Giarratana MC, Bagnasco F, Saettini F, Pillon M, Marzollo A, Zanardi S, Civino A, Onofrillo D, Lanciotti M, Ceccherini I, Grossi A, Coviello D, Terranova P, Lupia M, Del Borrello G, Uva P, Cangelosi D, Cavalca G, Miano M, Dufour C. Late-onset and long-lasting neutropenias in the young: A new entity anticipating immune-dysregulation disorders. Am J Hematol 2024; 99:534-542. [PMID: 38282561 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
This study identifies a new chronic form of immune neutropenia in the young with or without detectable indirect anti-neutrophil antibodies, characterized by mild/moderate neutropenia low risk of severe infection (14%), tendency to develop autoimmune phenomena over the course of the disease (cumulative incidence of 58.6% after 20 years of disease duration), leukopenia, progressive reduction of absolute lymphocyte count and a T- and B-cell profile similar to autoimmune disorders like Sjogren syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (increased HLADR+ and CD3 + TCRγδ cells, reduced T regulatory cells, increased double-negative B and a tendency to reduced B memory cells). In a minority of patients, P/LP variants related to primary immuno-regulatory disorders were found. This new form may fit the group of "Likely acquired neutropenia," a provisional category included in the recent International Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Neutropenia of EHA and EUNET INNOCHRON ACTION 18233. The early recognition of this form of neutropenia would help clinicians to delineate better specific monitoring plans, genetic counseling, and potentially targeted therapies.
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- F Fioredda
- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit and DOPO Clinic-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric and OncoHematology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Parma, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Biostatistics Unit, Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, San Gerardo Hospital, Fondazione MBBM, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, AziendaOspedaliera-University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, AziendaOspedaliera-University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Rheumathology and Immunology-ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Department of Hematology, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
- Pediatric OncoHematology, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
- University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Haematology Unit-IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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Minard-Colin V, Aupérin A, Burke A, Alexander S, Moreno M, Buffardi S, Uyttebroeck A, Bollard C, Zsiros J, Csoka M, Kazanowska B, Chiang A, Verschuur A, Miles R, Wotherspoon A, Barkauskas D, Wheatley K, Vassal G, Adamson P, Gross T, Patte C, Pillon M. INTER-B NHL-RITUX-2010 TRIAL FOR CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS WITH HIGH-RISK MATURE B-NHL: SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH RITUXIMAB AND LMB CHEMOTHERAPY. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00255-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Damanti C, Cani A, Lovisa F, Gaffo E, Borile G, Garbin A, Gallingani I, Ferrone L, Tosato A, Contarini G, Carraro E, Pillon M, Bortoluzzi S, Biffi A, Bresolin S, Mussolin L. PLASMA S-Evs miRNAs IN PEDIATRIC B-mALL: TUMOR BIOMARKERS AND TRANSFORMING FACTORS OF BONE MARROW NICHE. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00264-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Alexander S, Aupérin A, Bomken S, Csoka M, Kazanowska B, Chiang A, Moreno MA, Uyttebroeck A, Burke A, Zsiros J, Pillon M, Bollard C, Barkauskas D, Wheatley K, Patte C, Gross T, Minard-Colin V. IMPACT OF RITUXIMAB ON IMMUNE STATUS FOLLOWING THERAPY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HIGH-RISK MATURE B-CELL NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: RESULTS OF THE INTER-B-NHL RITUX 2010 TRIAL. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Putignano O, Perelli Cippo E, Rebai M, Grosso G, Nocente M, Pillon M, Ayllon-Guerola J, Garcia-Muñoz M. Characterization of the response of Fast Ion Loss Detectors to fusion neutrons for applications at JT-60SA and ITER. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Farinelli R, Balossino I, Bencivenni G, Cibinetto G, Felici G, Fiore S, Garzia I, Gatta M, Giovannetti M, Hall-Wilton R, Lai CC, Lavezzi L, Mezzadri G, Morello G, Paoletti E, Papalino G, Pietropaolo A, Pillon M, Poli Lener M, Robinson L, Scodeggio M, Svensson P. µRANIA-V: an innovative solution for neutron detection in homeland security. EPJ Web Conf 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202125307009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Detection of neutrons is becoming of the utmost importance, especially in the studies of radioactive waste and in homeland security applications. The crisis of 3He availability has required the development of innovative techniques. One solution is to develop light gas detectors for neutron counting to be used as portals for ports and airports. The neutron is converted on the Boron-coated cathode, releasing a charged particle, whose passage can be identified by the gas detector. While several technologies have been deployed in the past, the project μRANIA-V (μRwell Advanced Neutron Identification Apparatus) aims to detect thermal neutrons by means of the μRwell technology, an innovative gas detector. The goal is to produce tiles to operate as portals in homeland security or for radioactive waste management. The technological transfer towards the industry has started, thus the production can be cost-effective also owing to a construction process relatively easier compared to similar apparatus. By reading directly the signals from the amplification stage, the neutrons can be counted with simplified electronics further reducing the total cost. In this paper, the project will be described, with details on the μRwell technology and on the neutron counting, on the test beam performed, and on the future plans.
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Packer LW, Angelone M, Gilbert MR, Loreti S, Nobs CR, Pillon M, Sublet JC, Vilkhivskaya O. A COMPARISON OF OXIDE DECAY HEAT SIMULATIONS AND NUCLEAR DATA LIBRARIES WITH FUSION IRRADIATION EXPERIMENTS. EPJ Web Conf 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124709011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We compare existing experimental decay heat data sets measured at the JAEA fusion neutron source (FNS), which employed a fast extraction rabbit system that in certain cases allowed the measurements to capture, at short cooling times, the decay profile of 16N in a range of oxides. Focussing on those data points and timescales that can be attributed to 16N, we compare measurements to simulations performed using the FISPACT-II inventory code together with evaluated nuclear data libraries. Making small corrections for other contributions at these short times, we derive integral cross section data estimates for 16O(n,p)16N from 12 oxide sample measurements and compare with previously obtained measurements in the IAEA EXFOR database and evaluations in the nuclear data libraries themselves.
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Angelone M, Pillon M, Loreti S, Colangeli A, Mazzitelli G, Del Prete P, Villari R, Naish J, Nobs C, Packer L. Measurement of delayed neutron emission from water activated by 14 MeV neutrons in a FW mock-up of ITER. Fusion Engineering and Design 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Andreoli F, Angelone M, Colangeli A, Besi Vetrella U, Fiore S, Flammini D, Del Prete P, Loreti S, Mariano G, Mazzitelli G, Moro F, Pagano G, Pietropaolo A, Pillon M, Terranova N, Villari R, Naish J, Nobs C, Packer L. Comparison between measurement and calculations for a 14 MeV neutron water activation experiment. EPJ Web Conf 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023921002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The nuclear heat loads due to gamma rays emitted from the decay of 16N and delayed neutrons from17N, generated by the activation of water in cooling circuits, are critical for ITER design. The assessment of nuclear heating from activated water is complex; it requires temporal and spatial dependent transport and activation calculations taking into account variation of irradiation, water flow conditions and cooling circuits’ parameters. A water activation experiment has been recently conducted at the14 MeV Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG) in order to validate the methodology for water activation assessment used for ITER and to reduce the safety factors applied to the calculation results, which have a large impact on the schedule, commissioning and licensing. Water circulating inside an ITER First Wall (FW) mock-up was irradiated with 14 MeV neutrons and then measured using a large CsI scintillator detector. The system consists of a closed water loop where the cooling water, transiting through an ITER FW mock-up, is irradiated by FNG. The induced 16N activity via 14 MeV neutrons interactions with 16O via the 16O(n,p)16N reaction is measured in a dedicated counting station via an expansion volume. The water then passes to a much larger holding delay tank, and after several 16N half-lives decay time, it is then recirculated and exposed again to neutrons in the ITER First Wall (FW) mock-up. The measured 16N activity is obtained measuring the emitted characteristic 6.13 and 7.12 MeV gamma-rays. Calculations were performed in an accurate model of the FW mock-up using the MCNP Monte Carlo code and FENDL-3.1 nuclear data library to obtain the predicted flux impinging on the water. The EASY-2007 inventory code was used to predict the 16N activity. In this work, a comparison between measurements and calculations is reported together with associated uncertainty analysis.
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Fiore S, Aberle O, Angelone M, Calviani M, Di Giambattista F, Lepore L, Nyman M, Pillon M, Plompen A. Self Powered Neutron Detectors with High Energy Sensitivity. EPJ Web Conf 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202022502001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nobs C, Packer L, Batistoni P, Colling B, Ghani Z, Gilbert M, Loreti S, Mergia K, Messoloras S, Michelakaki I, Pillon M, Savva M, Stamatelatos I, Triantou K, Vasilopoulou T. Neutron spectrum unfolding for the development of a novel neutron detector for fusion. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Savva M, Vasilopoulou T, Nobs C, Batistoni P, Colling B, Ghani Z, Gilbert M, Loreti S, Mergia K, Messoloras S, Michelakaki I, Packer L, Pillon M, Stamatelatos I, Triantou K. VERDI detector benchmark experiment at the ENEA 14 MeV Frascati Neutron Generator. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Angelone M, Fonnesu N, Colangeli A, Moro F, Pillon M, Villari R. Calibration and test of a 6LiF-diamond detector for the HCPB mock-up experiment at JET. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Angelone M, Pilotti R, Stacchi F, Pillon M, Klix A, Raj P, Loreti S, Pagano G. Performance test of radiation detectors developed for ITER-TBM. Fusion Engineering and Design 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Villari R, Batistoni P, Bradnam S, Colling B, Fischer U, Flammini D, Fonnesu N, Ghani Z, Klix A, Loreti S, Naish J, Packer L, Pillon M, Popovichev S, Stamatelatos I, Vasilopoulou T. Shutdown dose rate neutronics experiment during high performances DD operations at JET. Fusion Engineering and Design 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Colling B, Batistoni P, Bradnam S, Ghani Z, Gilbert M, Nobs C, Packer L, Pillon M, Popovichev S. Testing of tritium breeder blanket activation foil spectrometer during JET operations. Fusion Engineering and Design 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Batistoni P, Villari R, Obryk B, Packer LW, Stamatelatos IE, Popovichev S, Colangeli A, Colling B, Fonnesu N, Loreti S, Klix A, Klosowski M, Malik K, Naish J, Pillon M, Vasilopoulou T, De Felice P, Pimpinella M, Quintieri L. OVERVIEW OF NEUTRON MEASUREMENTS IN JET FUSION DEVICE. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2018; 180:102-108. [PMID: 29040768 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The design and operation of ITER experimental fusion reactor requires the development of neutron measurement techniques and numerical tools to derive the fusion power and the radiation field in the device and in the surrounding areas. Nuclear analyses provide essential input to the conceptual design, optimisation, engineering and safety case in ITER and power plant studies. The required radiation transport calculations are extremely challenging because of the large physical extent of the reactor plant, the complexity of the geometry, and the combination of deep penetration and streaming paths. This article reports the experimental activities which are carried-out at JET to validate the neutronics measurements methods and numerical tools used in ITER and power plant design. A new deuterium-tritium campaign is proposed in 2019 at JET: the unique 14 MeV neutron yields produced will be exploited as much as possible to validate measurement techniques, codes, procedures and data currently used in ITER design thus reducing the related uncertainties and the associated risks in the machine operation.
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- P Batistoni
- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow, Poland
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- CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, UK
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- Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Energy, Technology and Safety, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Athens, Greece
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, UK
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow, Poland
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- CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, UK
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Energy, Technology and Safety, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Athens, Greece
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA, Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, I-00044 Frascati (Rome) & I- 00123 Santa Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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Packer L, Batistoni P, Colling B, Drozdowicz K, Jednorog S, Gilbert M, Laszynska E, Leichtle D, Mietelski J, Pillon M, Stamatelatos I, Vasilopoulou T, Wójcik-Gargula A. Status of ITER material activation experiments at JET. Fusion Engineering and Design 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Capogni M, Pietropaolo A, Quintieri L, Fazio A, De Felice P, Pillon M, Pizzuto A. 99mTc by 99Mo produced at the ENEA-FNG facility of 14MeV neutrons. Appl Radiat Isot 2017; 134:105-107. [PMID: 29066213 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A severe supply crisis of 99Mo, precursor of 99mTc a diagnostic radionuclide largely used in Nuclear Medicine, occurred in 2008-2009 due to repeated shut-down of the two main (aged) fission reactors. An alternative route for producing 99Mo by 100Mo(n,2n)99Mo reaction was investigated at ENEA. The experiment, designed according to Monte Carlo simulations performed with the Fluka code, produced 99Mo by irradiating a natural Molybdenum powdered target with 14MeV neutrons produced at the Frascati Neutron Generator. The 99Mo specific activity was measured at metrological level by γ-ray spectrometry.
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- M Capogni
- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; ENEA - Italian National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology (INMRI), Casaccia R.C. Via Anguillarese, 301, I-00123 Rome, Italy.
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; ENEA - Italian National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology (INMRI), Casaccia R.C. Via Anguillarese, 301, I-00123 Rome, Italy
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; ENEA - Italian National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology (INMRI), Casaccia R.C. Via Anguillarese, 301, I-00123 Rome, Italy
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; ENEA - Italian National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology (INMRI), Casaccia R.C. Via Anguillarese, 301, I-00123 Rome, Italy
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy
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- ENEA - Department of Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security, Frascati R.C. Via Enrico Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy
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Angelone M, Flammini D, Loreti S, Moro F, Pillon M, Villar R, Klix A, Fischer U, Kodeli I, Perel R, Pohorecky W. Copper benchmark experiment for the testing of JEFF-3.2 nuclear data for fusion applications. EPJ Web Conf 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714609004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pillon M, Angelone M, Belloni F, Geerts W, Loreti S, Milocco A, Plompen A. High-resolution measurements of the exited states (n,p n), (n,d n) C-12 cross sections. EPJ Web Conf 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714611005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Locatelli F, Mauz-Koerholz C, Neville K, Llort A, Beishuizen A, Daw S, Pillon M, Aladjidi N, Klingebiel T, Landman-Parker J, Medina-Sanson A, August K, Huebner D, Sachs J, Hoffman K, Kinley J, Song S, Song G, Zhang S, Gore L. A PHASE 1/2 STUDY OF BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY (R/R) SYSTEMIC ANAPLASTIC LARGE-CELL LYMPHOMA (SALCL) OR R/R HODGKIN LYMPHOMA (HL). Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- F. Locatelli
- Department of Pediatric Haematology-Oncology; University of Pavia; Rome Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen; Giessen Germany
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Arkansas Children's Hospital; Little Rock USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Research in Pediatric Cancer; Vall d'Hebron Research Institute; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology; Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital; Rotterdam Netherlands
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- Department Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology; University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Clinic of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health; University of Padova; Padova Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Unit, CIC 1401 Inserm CICP, Centre de Référence National des Cytopénies Auto-immunes de l'Enfant (CEREVANCE) Hôpital des Enfants; Hôpital Pellegrin; CHU Bordeaux France
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- Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine; University Hospital; Frankfurt Germany
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- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hopital A, Trousseau; University of Paris; Paris France
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- Departamento de Hemato-Oncología; Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Secretaria de Salud (SS); Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Pediatrics; Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics; Kansas City USA
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- Oncology; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Clinical Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Clinical Operations; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Clinical Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Translational Medicine, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Statistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Inc.; Cambridge USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of Colorado School of Medicine and Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Childrens Hospital Colorado; Aurora USA
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Angelone M, Batistoni P, Pillon M, Rado V, Esposito A. Gamma and Neutron Dosimetry Using CaF2:Tm Thermoluminescent Dosimeters for Fusion Reactor Shielding Experiments. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse97-a24471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- M. Angelone
- Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati C.P. 65, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati C.P. 65, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati C.P. 65, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati C.P. 65, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati Via E. Fermi 44, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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Angelone M, Flammini D, Loreti S, Moro F, Pillon M, Villari R. Copper benchmark experiment at the Frascati Neutron Generator for nuclear data validation. Fusion Engineering and Design 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mellgren K, Attarbaschi A, Abla O, Alexander S, Bomken S, Bubanska E, Chiang A, Csóka M, Fedorova A, Kabickova E, Kapuscinska-Kemblowska L, Kobayashi R, Krenova Z, Meyer-Wentrup F, Miakova N, Pillon M, Plat G, Uyttebroeck A, Williams D, Wróbel G, Kontny U. Non-anaplastic peripheral T cell lymphoma in children and adolescents-an international review of 143 cases. Ann Hematol 2016; 95:1295-305. [PMID: 27270301 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-016-2722-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCL) are rare in children and adolescents, and data about outcome and treatment results are scarce. The present study is a joint, international, retrospective analysis of 143 reported cases of non-anaplastic PTCL in patients <19 years of age, with a focus on treatment and outcome features. One hundred forty-three patients, between 0.3 and 18.7 years old, diagnosed between 2000 and 2015 were included in the study. PTCL not otherwise specified was the largest subgroup, followed by extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma (HS TCL), and subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell lymphoma (SP TCL). Probability of overall survival (pOS) at 5 years for the whole group was 0.56 ± 0.05, and probability of event-free survival was (pEFS) 0.45 ± 0.05. Patients with SP TCL had a good outcome with 5-year pOS of 0.78 ± 0.1 while patients with HS TCL were reported with 5-year pOS of only 0.13 ± 0.12. Twenty-five percent of the patients were reported to have a pre-existing condition, and this group had a dismal outcome with 5-year pOS of 0.29 ± 0.09. The distribution of non-anaplastic PTCL subtypes in pediatric and adolescent patients differs from what is reported in adult patients. Overall outcome depends on the subtype with some doing better than others. Pre-existing conditions are frequent and associated with poor outcomes. There is a clear need for subtype-based treatment recommendations for children and adolescents with PTCL.
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- K Mellgren
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Queen Silvia's Hospital for Children, Rondvägen 10, 41685, Göteborg, Sweden.
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Minsk, Belarus
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Federal Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Addbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center, Aachen, Germany
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Angelone M, Fischer U, Flammini D, Jodlowski P, Klix A, Kodeli I, Kuc T, Leichtle D, Lilley S, Majerle M, Novák J, Ostachowicz B, Packer L, Pillon M, Pohorecki W, Radulović V, Šimečková E, Štefánik M, Villari R. Neutronics experiments, radiation detectors and nuclear techniques development in the EU in support of the TBM design for ITER. Fusion Engineering and Design 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Locatelli F, Masetti R, Rondelli R, Zecca M, Fagioli F, Rovelli A, Messina C, Lanino E, Bertaina A, Favre C, Giorgiani G, Ripaldi M, Ziino O, Palumbo G, Pillon M, Pession A, Rutella S, Prete A. Erratum: Outcome of children with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia given autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in the AIEOP AML-2002/01 study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pillon M, Carucci NS, Mainardi C, Carraro E, Zuliani M, Chemello L, Calore E, Tumino M, Varotto S, Toffolutti T, Destro R, Gazzola MV, Alaggio R, Basso G, Messina C. Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver: an emerging complication of hematopoietic SCT in children. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:414-9. [PMID: 25581411 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a nonmalignant condition rarely affecting children previously treated for cancer, especially those who received hematopoietic SCT (HSCT). Some aspects of its pathogenesis still remain unclear and a strong association with specific risk factors has not yet been identified. We report here a single institution's case series of 17 patients who underwent HSCT and were diagnosed with FNH, analyzing retrospectively their clinical features and the radiological appearance of their hepatic lesions. We aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to explore the role of transient elastography (FibroScan) to evaluate the degree of hepatic fibrosis in FNH patients. Our analysis showed an association of FNH with age at transplant ⩽12 years (hazard ratio (HR) 9.10); chronic GVHD (HR 2.99); hormone-replacement therapy (HR 4.02) and abdominal radiotherapy (HR 4.37). MRI proved to be a more accurate diagnostic tool compared with US. Nine out of 12 patients who underwent FibroScan showed hepatic fibrosis. Our study points out that FNH is an emerging complication of HSCT, which requires a lifelong surveillance to follow its course in cancer patients.
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- M Pillon
- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Medicine Department-DIMED, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Pathology University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Caiffi B, Coffey I, Pillon M, Osipenko M, Prestopino G, Ripani M, Taiuti M, Verona C, Verona-Rinati G. Analysis of the Response of CVD Diamond Detectors for UV and sX-Ray Plasma Diagnostics Installed at JET. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cazzaniga C, Nocente M, Rebai M, Tardocchi M, Calvani P, Croci G, Giacomelli L, Girolami M, Griesmayer E, Grosso G, Pillon M, Trucchi DM, Gorini G. A diamond based neutron spectrometer for diagnostics of deuterium-tritium fusion plasmas. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:11E101. [PMID: 25430280 DOI: 10.1063/1.4885356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Single crystal Diamond Detectors (SDD) are being increasingly exploited for neutron diagnostics in high power fusion devices, given their significant radiation hardness and high energy resolution capabilities. The geometrical efficiency of SDDs is limited by the size of commercially available crystals, which is often smaller than the dimension of neutron beams along collimated lines of sight in tokamak devices. In this work, we present the design and fabrication of a 14 MeV neutron spectrometer consisting of 12 diamond pixels arranged in a matrix, so to achieve an improved geometrical efficiency. Each pixel is equipped with an independent high voltage supply and read-out electronics optimized to combine high energy resolution and fast signals (<30 ns), which are essential to enable high counting rate (>1 MHz) spectroscopy. The response function of a prototype SDD to 14 MeV neutrons has been measured at the Frascati Neutron Generator by observation of the 8.3 MeV peak from the (12)C(n, α)(9)Be reaction occurring between neutrons and (12)C nuclei in the detector. The measured energy resolution (2.5% FWHM) meets the requirements for neutron spectroscopy applications in deuterium-tritium plasmas.
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- C Cazzaniga
- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano, Italy
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- CNR-ISM, Research Area Roma 1, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015-Monterotondo Scalo (Rm), Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano, Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, Italy
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- CNR-ISM, Research Area Roma 1, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015-Monterotondo Scalo (Rm), Italy
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- Atominstitut, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano, Italy
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- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- CNR-ISM, Research Area Roma 1, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015-Monterotondo Scalo (Rm), Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, Italy
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Angelone M, Klix A, Pillon M, Batistoni P, Fischer U, Santagata A. Development of self-powered neutron detectors for neutron flux monitoring in HCLL and HCPB ITER-TBM. Fusion Engineering and Design 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Rocco D, Bottega R, Cappelli E, Cavani S, Criscuolo M, Nicchia E, Corsolini F, Greco C, Borriello A, Svahn J, Pillon M, Mecucci C, Casazza G, Verzegnassi F, Cugno C, Locasciulli A, Farruggia P, Longoni D, Ramenghi U, Barberi W, Tucci F, Perrotta S, Grammatico P, Hanenberg H, Ragione FD, Dufour C, Savoia A. Molecular analysis of Fanconi anemia: the experience of the Bone Marrow Failure Study Group of the Italian Association of Pediatric Onco-Hematology. Haematologica 2014. [DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.116004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mussolin L, Holmes AB, Romualdi C, Sales G, D'Amore ESG, Ghisi M, Pillon M, Rosolen A, Basso K. An aberrant microRNA signature in childhood T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma affecting CDKN1B expression, NOTCH1 and growth factor signaling pathways. Leukemia 2014; 28:1909-12. [PMID: 24727675 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2014.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- L Mussolin
- 1] Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrico Fondazione Citta' della Speranza, Padova, Italy [2] Clinica di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universita' di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinica di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universita' di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 1] Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrico Fondazione Citta' della Speranza, Padova, Italy [2] Clinica di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universita' di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 1] Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Ottaviano G, Picardi L, Pillon M, Ronsivalle C, Sandri S. The radiation fields around a proton therapy facility: A comparison of Monte Carlo simulations. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cazzaniga C, Nocente M, Tardocchi M, Croci G, Giacomelli L, Angelone M, Pillon M, Villari S, Weller A, Petrizzi L, Gorini G. Response of LaBr3(Ce) scintillators to 2.5 MeV fusion neutrons. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:123505. [PMID: 24393076 DOI: 10.1063/1.4847056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Measurements of the response of LaBr3(Ce) to 2.5 MeV neutrons have been carried out at the Frascati Neutron Generator and at tokamak facilities with deuterium plasmas. The observed spectrum has been interpreted by means of a Monte Carlo model. It is found that the main contributor to the measured response is neutron inelastic scattering on (79)Br, (81)Br, and (139)La. An extrapolation of the count rate response to 14 MeV neutrons from deuterium-tritium plasmas is also presented. The results are of relevance for the design of γ-ray diagnostics of fusion burning plasmas.
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- C Cazzaniga
- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano 20125, Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano 20125, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, Via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano 20125, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, Via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano 20125, Italy
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano 20125, Italy
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- ENEA, C. R. Frascati, P.O. Box 65, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- ENEA, C. R. Frascati, P.O. Box 65, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- ENEA, C. R. Frascati, P.O. Box 65, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, IPP-Euratom Association, Boltzmann str. 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- IAEA Representative at OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 12, Boulevard des I^les, F-92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano 20125, Italy
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Marinelli M, Milani E, Prestopino G, Verona C, Verona-Rinati G, Angelone M, Pillon M, Kachkanov V, Tartoni N, Benetti M, Cannatà D, Di Pietrantonio F. X-ray beam monitor made by thin-film CVD single-crystal diamond. J Synchrotron Radiat 2012; 19:1015-1020. [PMID: 23093764 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049512038186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel beam position monitor, operated at zero bias voltage, based on high-quality chemical-vapor-deposition single-crystal Schottky diamond for use under intense synchrotron X-ray beams was fabricated and tested. The total thickness of the diamond thin-film beam monitor is about 60 µm. The diamond beam monitor was inserted in the B16 beamline of the Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Harwell (UK). The device was characterized under monochromatic high-flux X-ray beams from 6 to 20 keV and a micro-focused 10 keV beam with a spot size of approximately 2 µm × 3 µm square. Time response, linearity and position sensitivity were investigated. Device response uniformity was measured by a raster scan of the diamond surface with the micro-focused beam. Transmissivity and spectral responsivity versus beam energy were also measured, showing excellent performance of the new thin-film single-crystal diamond beam monitor.
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- Marco Marinelli
- Dipartamento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Angelone M, Batistoni P, Moro F, Pillon M, Villari R, Loughlin M. A Neutronics Shielding Mock-Up Experiment for Reduction of Uncertainty on the Prediction of the ITER-TFC Nuclear Heating. Fusion Science and Technology 2012. [DOI: 10.13182/fst12-a13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- M. Angelone
- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
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- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon sur Verdon, 13115, St Paul Lez Durance, France
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Gómez-Ros J, Bedogni R, Palermo I, Esposito A, Delgado A, Angelone M, Pillon M. Design and validation of a photon insensitive multidetector neutron spectrometer based on Dysprosium activation foils. RADIAT MEAS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Angelone M, Pillon M, Prestopino G, Marinelli M, Milani E, Verona C, Verona-Rinati G, Aielli G, Cardarelli R, Santonico R, Bedogni R, Esposito A. Thermal and fast neutron dosimetry using artificial single crystal diamond detectors. RADIAT MEAS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bedogni R, Esposito A, Gentile A, Angelone M, Pillon M. Comparing active and passive Bonner Sphere Spectrometers in the 2.5 MeV quasi mono-energetic neutron field of the ENEA Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG). RADIAT MEAS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Angelone M, Batistoni P, Bedogni R, Chiti M, Gentile A, Esposito A, Pillon M, Villari R. Mixed n–γ fields dosimetry at low doses by means of different solid state dosimeters. RADIAT MEAS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Neri C, Costa P, Ferri De Collibus M, Florean M, Mugnaini G, Pillon M, Pollastrone F, Rossi P. Iter in vessel viewing system design and assessment activities. Fusion Engineering and Design 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sandri S, Coniglio A, Daniele A, D’Arienzo M, Pace LD, Pillon M. Personnel Dose Assessment at the PRIMA Neutral Beam Test Facility. Fusion Science and Technology 2011. [DOI: 10.13182/fst11-a12479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- S. Sandri
- ENEA, Via E. Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Isola Tiberina, Via Ponte Quattro Capi, Roma, Italy
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- Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, I-35127 Padua, Italy
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- Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, I-35127 Padua, Italy
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- ENEA, Via E. Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- ENEA, Via E. Fermi, 45, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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Kodeli I, Trkov A, Batistoni P, Villari S, Pillon M, Angelone M, Fischer U. Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of the HCLL breeder blanket experiment in the frame of the EU fusion technology programme. Nuclear Engineering and Design 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Murari A, Angelone M, Bonheure G, Cecil E, Craciunescu T, Darrow D, Edlington T, Ericsson G, Gatu-Johnson M, Gorini G, Hellesen C, Kiptily V, Mlynar J, Perez von Thun C, Pillon M, Popovichev S, Syme B, Tardocchi M, Zoita VL. New developments in the diagnostics for the fusion products on JET in preparation for ITER (invited). Rev Sci Instrum 2010; 81:10E136. [PMID: 21061488 DOI: 10.1063/1.3502038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Notwithstanding the advances of the past decades, significant developments are still needed to satisfactorily diagnose “burning plasmas.” D–T plasmas indeed require a series of additional measurements for the optimization and control of the configuration: the 14 MeV neutrons, the isotopic composition of the main plasma, the helium ash, and the redistribution and losses of the alpha particles. Moreover a burning plasma environment is in general much more hostile for diagnostics than purely deuterium plasmas. Therefore, in addition to the development and refinement of new measuring techniques, technological advances are also indispensable for the proper characterization of the next generation of devices. On JET an integrated program of diagnostic developments, for JET future and in preparation for ITER, has been pursued and many new results are now available. In the field of neutron detection, the neutron spectra are now routinely measured in the energy range of 1–18 MeV by a time of flight spectrometer and they have allowed studying the effects of rf heating on the fast ions. A new analysis method for the interpretation of the neutron cameras measurements has been refined and applied to the data of the last trace tritium campaign (TTE). With regard to technological upgrades, chemical vapor deposition diamond detectors have been qualified both as neutron counters and as neutron spectrometers, with a potential energy resolution of about one percent. The in situ calibration of the neutron diagnostics, in preparation for the operation with the ITER-like wall, is also promoting important technological developments. With regard to the fast particles, for the first time the temperature of the fast particle tails has been obtained with a new high purity Germanium detector measuring the gamma emission spectrum from the plasma. The effects of toroidal Alfven eigenmodes modes and various MHD instabilities on the confinement of the fast particles have been determined with a combination of gamma ray cameras, neutral particle analyzers, scintillator probe, and Faraday cups. From a more technological perspective, various neutron filters have been tested to allow measurement of the gamma ray emission also at high level of neutron yield.
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- A Murari
- JET-EFDA, Culham Science Centre, OX14 3DB, Abingdon, United Kingdom
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Lattanzi D, Angelone M, Pillon M, Almaviva S, Marinelli M, Milani E, Prestopino G, Tucciarone A, Verona C, Verona-Rinati G, Popovichev S, Montereali R, Vincenti M, Murari A. Single crystal CVD diamonds as neutron detectors at JET. Fusion Engineering and Design 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Baez F, Pillon M, Manfredini L, Ocampo E, Mendez G, Ortiz R, Palacios R, Gutierrez T, Tridello G, Conter V, Valsecchi M, Fossati Bellani F, Cavalli F, Masera G, Rosolen A. Treatment of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas in a country with limited resources: results of the first national protocol in Nicaragua. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008; 50:148-52. [PMID: 16972240 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We report the results of a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) conducted in Nicaragua in the context of an international collaborative program. Fifty-three children with NHL treated between 1996 and 2003 were retrospectively evaluated. Therapy was designed based on local drug availability and affordability with dose and schedule adaptations for Burkitt and lymphoblastic lymphomas. With a median follow-up of 3 years, the projected 9-year overall survival was 63% and event-free survival 53%. The treatment was efficacious, feasible, and well tolerated in spite of the local socio-economical conditions.
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- F Baez
- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department Manuel De Jesus Rivera, La Mascota Hospital, Managua, Nicaragua
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Cesaro S, Facchin C, Tridello G, Messina C, Calore E, Biasolo MA, Pillon M, Varotto S, Brugiolo A, Mengoli C, Palù G. A prospective study of BK-virus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis in paediatric patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 41:363-70. [PMID: 17982496 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) in paediatric patients undergoing HSCT and the predictive value of BK viruria and viraemia for developing HC. Over a period of 54 months, 74 patients were recruited. The cumulative incidence of HC was 22%. Among 15 patients prospectively monitored for BK viruria and viraemia, four patients developed HC of grade > or =II. This group, which had two consecutive BK positive samples, showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 82%, a positive predictive value of 67%, and negative predictive value of 100% for developing HC. Analysed by a receiver-operator characteristic curve (ROC), a urine BK load >9 x 10(6) genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 90%; while a blood BK load >1 x 10(3) genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 40% and a specificity of 93% for HC, respectively. In univariate analysis, BK positivity was the only factor significantly associated with HC. After a median follow-up of 1.8 years, patients with HC showed a lower overall survival, 40 vs 65%, P 0.01, and a lower event-free survival, 42 vs 62%, P 0.03, compared to patients without HC. We conclude that BK detection in urine and/or plasma is a specific predictor for developing HC.
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- S Cesaro
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Angelone M, Petrizzi L, Pillon M, Popovichev S, Villari R. A dose rate experiment at JET for benchmarking the calculation direct one step method. Fusion Engineering and Design 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2007.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pillon M, Angelone M, Lattanzi D, Marinelli M, Milani E, Tucciarone A, Verona-Rinati G, Popovichev S, Montereali R, Vincenti M, Murari A. Neutron detection at jet using artificial diamond detectors. Fusion Engineering and Design 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2007.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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