Dr. Pignoli Emanuele

Education 

• Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Milan, Faculty of Mathematical, Physical, and Natural Sciences. Nuclear Physics with a healthcare specialization, academic year 1989/1990. 
• Specialization in Medical Physics from the University of Milan, academic year 1994/1995. 

Professional Experience 

• Since October 1, 2022 – Acting Director of the Medical Physics Department. 
• From February 1, 2017, to September 30, 2022 – Head of the Medical Physics Service. 
• From November 17, 2015, to January 31, 2017 – Medical Physicist Manager at the Medical Physics Service. 
• From December 29, 2012, to November 16, 2015 – Responsible for the Medical Physics Service. 
• From January 1, 2012, to December 28, 2012 – Interim Director of the Medical Physics Department. 
• From December 1, 1992, to December 31, 2011 – Level I Medical Physicist. 
• From December 1, 1991, to November 30, 1992 – Research Fellow. 

Scientific Activities 

• Key personnel in a project funded by AIRC (2018-2022): Prospective study of late radiation damages after focal radiotherapy for childhood brain tumors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Maura Massimino. 
• Key personnel in a project funded by AIRC (2013-2017): Retrospective and prospective study of late radiation damages after focal radiotherapy for childhood brain tumors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Lorenza Gandola. 
• Co-Principal Investigator in a research project funded through 5‰ INT: Role of natural plasma fluorescence in patients with colon-rectal tumors: studying the correlation between clinical evolution and native fluorescence, and qualitative identification of responsible agents. 
• Principal Investigator for a research project funded through 5‰ INT: Assessment of the actual perception of diagnostic image informational content as a function of monitor performance. 
• Medical Physicist responsible for INT in international protocols (H&N EORTC 22071 protocol; SARCOMA EORTC 62092-22092 protocol). 
• PI for a project analyzing blood fluorescence for the diagnosis of rectal tumors: Early diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma: comparison between the diagnostic performance of the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) and native plasma fluorescence (IF-INT). Ethical committee approval: INT 0039/19. 
• Scientific supervisor for the Institute in the physics and dosimetry part within a scientific and clinical collaboration with the CNAO Center in Pavia, where patients from the Institute are treated with particle beams available at CNAO (Determina 407DG, October 18, 2018). 

Main Institutional Roles 

• Responsible Expert for MRI safety for equipment installed at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy at INT Milan (Determina 87 DG, March 1, 2022). 
• Medical Physics specialist responsible for coordinating medical physicists in quality control of radiological equipment at INT (Determina 87 DG, March 1, 2022). 
• Radiation Protection Expert for the staff of the Radiation Protection Service at INT (Determina 87 DG, March 1, 2022). 
• LASER Safety Officer for laser sources installed at INT (Determina 87 DG, March 1, 2022).