Gaia Piperno
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Gaia Piperno is a leading researcher in the field of medical physics, specializing in image-guided radiotherapy and intra-fraction motion management. Her work focuses on improving the precision of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), particularly for lung cancer, by quantifying and mitigating setup errors. In her highly cited 2016 study (32 citations), she characterized translational and rotational localization errors in cone-beam CT for lung SBRT, providing critical benchmarks for clinical accuracy. Her earlier 2011 work (18 citations) investigated intra-fraction setup variability in hypofractionated treatments by integrating infrared optical localization with stereoscopic X-ray imaging—a study that analyzed data from 87 patients and demonstrated the power of hybrid tracking systems. Piperno’s contributions have directly informed protocols for reducing treatment margins and enhancing tumor targeting, impacting both cranial and body radiotherapy. Her research is essential reading for students and clinicians seeking to understand the interplay between real-time optical monitoring and radiographic verification in modern radiotherapy.
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