Prostate Cancer: New Study Published on Effectiveness of Radiotherapy for Treating Recurrence Recently, the British Journal of Urology published a multicenter retrospective study that assessed the efficacy and the possible toxicity of stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with macroscopic recurrence in the prostate bed following radical prostatectomy. Numerous specialists were involved in the study, including […]

UPMC Italy is issuing a call for applications for the following no-term position: 1 Medical Physicist (Ref. FS UPMC/20) UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is a world-renowned healthcare and research enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. With facilities in Campania, Lazio, Sicily, and Tuscany, UPMC Italy (the Italian division […]

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at San Pietro FBF, the Advanced Radiotherapy Center in Rome, is getting ready for its second JCI survey. The Center, inaugurated in January 2013, was accredited by JCI for the first time on July 6th, 2017. The JCI is the recognized leader in international health care accreditation and is considered the […]

The UPMC Annual Radiotherapy Symposium, entitled “Interactions between New Systemic Therapies and Stereotactic Radiation Treatments”, will take place on December 13th and 14th 2019 in Rome (Residenza di Ripetta) The widespread and steady use of new drugs in oncology has resulted in the need to optimize their interaction and synergy with stereotactic radiation therapies. In […]

Stereotactic radiotherapy: a multidisciplinary approach. A network of experts to better manage modern technologies for the benefits of patients.  The pivotal role of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for a precise and localized treatment of neoplastic lesions, even in difficult-to-irradiate areas, and its interaction with other disciplines were the main topics of the 6th Annual Symposium […]

The 6th Annual Symposium of UPMC, entitled “The Role of Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Multidisciplinary Oncological Outpatient Clinics” will take place on December 14-15, 2018 in the premises of the Auditorium Via Veneto (Via Veneto 89, Rome). The event is free and accredited on Agenas for the provision of 10 CME credits. The goal of the […]

The new Advanced Radiotherapy Center UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Villa Maria (Mirabella Eclano, province of Avellino) will be inaugurated on October 8, 2018. The Center offers cancer patients various innovative radiation treatments, including stereotactic radiosurgery, and is equipped with one of the most advanced linear accelerator available on the market today –TrueBeam® STx – able to […]

Cancer is a group of about 100 diseases involving abnormal cell growth. Although most individuals facing a cancer diagnosis want to know what caused their cancer, the answer is not that simple. Living organisms, including human beings, are made up of cells. Cells generally have a specific life cycle depending on their location in the […]

UPMC Italy is issuing a call for applications for the following fixed-term position: 1 Administrative Assistant (Ref. AA UPMC/18 TD) UPMC Italy is a company operating in the field of patient care, biomedical research, and telemedicine. UPMC Italy also provides professional and operations management services and consulting to develop clinical and research activities. UPMC Italy […]

On February 24th 2018 UPMC San Pietro FBF Advanced Radiotherapy Center, in partnership with the Italian Association of Radiation Therapists and Radius, organized a workshop on IGRT and Adaptive Radiotherapy that took place in the Villa Maria conference hall (Salvator Mundi International Hospital | UPMC ). The aim was to foster the discussion among Radiation Therapists on protocols […]