26-30 April 2019 Milan
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Impact of multi-centric imaging on robus.. | Diem Vuong .. | Bogowicz, Marta(1);Denzler, Sa.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Treatment response on MR during radiothe.. | Boris Peltenburg .. | Peltenburg, Boris; Philippens,.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Outcome prediction with CT radiomics and.. | David Sevillano .. | Martín, C(1);Sevillano, D(2);V.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Distributed rapid learning made easy: a .. | Johan Van Soest .. | van Soest, Johan(1);Masciocchi.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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A method to deal with highly correlated .. | Arjen Van Der Schaaf .. | Van Der Schaaf, Arjen(1);Van d.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Modelling framework for FMISO and FDG PE.. | Marta Lazzeroni .. | Ureba, Ana; Baltas, Dimos; Gro.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Predictive model of the dose to the hear.. | Stefano Maria Tomatis .. | Tomatis S; Esposito E; Gaudino.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Variable versus conventional inter-fract.. | Pavel Stavrev .. | Stavrev, Pavel(1);Stavreva, Na.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Active bone marrow identification in the.. | Elena Gallio .. | Gallio, Elena(1);Rosati, Saman.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Voxel-based assessment of proton RBE in .. | Mikkel Skaarup .. | Skaarup, Mikkel(1);Appelt, Ane.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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ADC mean versus fractional volume to pre.. | Sara Leibfarth .. | Winter, Renè M.; Boeke, Simon;.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Association of MRI-based radiomic featur.. | Delia Ciardo .. | Isaksson, Johannes; Ciardo, De.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Comparing biological and conventional do.. | Nina Niebuhr .. | Niebuhr, Nina(1,2,3);Bostel, T.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Dimensionality reduction of radiomic fea.. | Chiara Tenconi .. | Tenconi, C. (1,2);Rancati, T.(.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Are spatial dose metrics predictive of o.. | Antony Carver .. | Carver, Antony(1);Hickman, Mit.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Radiomics in rectal cancer: prognostic s.. | Concetta Piazzese .. | Piazzese, Concetta(1);Whybra, .. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Mechanistic modelling of RT damage to mi.. | Alessandro Cicchetti .. | Cicchetti, Alessandro(1);Lauri.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Prediction of voxelwise mandibular osteo.. | Laia Humbert-Vidan .. | Oksuz, Ilkay; Patel, Vinod; Ad.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Hypoxia induced by vascular damage could.. | Emely Lindblom .. | Kjellsson Lindblom, Emely(1);D.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
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Photon vs proton therapy for reduction o.. | Suliana Teoh .. | Teoh, Suliana(1);Fiorini, Fran.. | Physics track: Radiobiological and predi.. | - - |
Thunderstorm-related asthma in patients sensitised to olea europaea pollen: twenty emergency department visits for asthmatic symptoms in one single day Losappio, Laura1; Heffler, Enrico2; Falco, Antonio1; Contento, Francesco1; Cannito, Cosimo1; Rolla, Giovanni2 1"Dimiccoli" Hospital, Emergency Department, Barletta, Italy; 2University of Torino - AO Mauriziano "Umberto I", Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Torino, Italy
Background: Associations between thunderstorm and asthma morbidity have been reported in several countries. Common to all epidemics of thunderstorm-related asthma is a significant increase in atmospheric allergen load during and immediately after a thunderstorm. Sensitization to Alternaria species or to grass and parietaria pollens has been suggested to play a key role in thunderstorm-related asthma. The only reported event of thunderstorm-related asthma in Mediterranean area was attributed to sensitization to parietaria pollen.
Method: here we describe a series of 20 patients who presented to Emergency Department in Barletta (94,000 inhabitants), Puglia (Italy) for sudden and severe asthmatic symptoms between May 27th and 28th 2010 (from15:36 to 5:02), immediately after a violent thunderstorm which occurred following a very hot morning (mean temperature: 29°C). All the patients have been subsequently visited by an allergist and underwent allergological work-up which included skin prick tests and a careful clinical history. Local pollen counts were available.
Result: Between May 10th and June 10th 2010, 86 Emergency Department asthma visits were recorded, 20 of them during the study day. Patients' mean age was 44.25 +/- 18.5 years (range: 9-81), 8/20 females, 2 smokers, 16 with a previous history of known respiratory allergy. Only two patients regularly took anti-asthma drugs. All 20 patients were sensitized to Olea europaea pollen, 7 of whom were monosensitized. Ten patients were sensitized to grass, 7 to parietaria, 5 to compositae, 5 to cypress, 5 to house dust mites, 3 to dog and 1 to cat danders. No patient was sensitized to Alternaria. Mean pollen count was 17 granules/m3 for Olea europaea, 6 granules/m3 for grass pollen.
Conclusion: This is, in our knowledge, the second epidemic of thunderstorm related asthma described in Mediterranean area and the first one in which sensitization to Olea europaea played a key-role. In conclusion, our report indicates that thunderstorm asthma may involve different allergens (not only fungal spores and grass or parietaria pollen) in different geographic areas, depending on the seasonality of thunderstorms and allergenic pollen.