A5060359439- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2007-2023
Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regionale
2018
Yale University
2004
Assessing the radon activity that exhales from building structures is crucial to identify best strategies prevent entering a or reducing its concentration in inhabited spaces. The direct measurement extremely difficult, so common approach has consisted developing models describing migration and exhalation phenomena for porous materials. However, due mathematical complexity of comprehensively modelling transport phenomenon buildings, simplified equations have been mostly adopted until now...
Indoor radon levels in dwellings are typically higher cold months than warm ones. The indoor concentration might experience an inverse seasonal behaviour - i.e., much summer winter under specific circumstances. In the framework of a study on long-term variations annual carried out some tens Rome and surrounding small towns, two with very high up to extreme reverse were accidently discovered. These located volcanic area, they both south-oriented lower part hill. one them, was monitored by...
Uncertainty on long-term average radon concentration has a large impact lung cancer risk assessment in epidemiological studies. The uncertainty can be estimated by year-to-year variability, however few data are available. In Italy study been planned and conducted to evaluate variability over several years normally inhabited dwellings, mainly located Rome. This is the longest of this kind Europe; repeat measurements carried out for 10 using LR-115 detectors same home consecutive years....
Abstract For workplaces where significant diurnal variations in radon concentrations are likely, measurements to evaluate average concentration during working hours could be useful for planning an optimized protection of workers according the 2013/59/Euratom Directive. However, very few studies on this subject, generally limited periods weeks, have been published. Therefore, a study has conducted actual long-term exposure sample 33 four different types (postal offices, shops, restaurants,...
The 759 cases of brain death declaration (BDD [Italian law, 6 hours observation time]) that occurred in 190 Italian intensive care units (ICUs) between May and September 2012 were studied to quantify carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GN) isolated organ donors, evaluate adherence national screening guidelines, identify risk factors for CR-GN isolation. Mandatory blood, bronchoalveolar lavage, urine cultures performed on the BDD day 99% used donors. Because results rarely made...
The performance of continuous radon monitors (CRMs) is usually evaluated under controlled conditions in a chamber during calibrations or intercomparison exercises. impact thoron on CRMs response rarely evaluated; case the evaluation performed, it carried out atmosphere with relatively constant, homogeneous, and generally high concentrations very low levels. In real indoor environment, both are extremely variable, so interference evaluations reported literature not applicable to used measure...
A population-based cohort study of recipients organs from donors with a recognized history or active cancer has been conducted by linking the Italian National Registry Transplanted Patients and Donors Neoplasia Risk. Between 2002 2004, 8,198 solid organ transplants have performed in Italy, 108 them 59 cadaveric various risk neoplasia. There were two reported cases nonmelanoma skin during follow up transplanted patients, which lasted 27.6±11.3 months (234 patient-years). In our study, degree...
Abstract The requirements about radon measurements in schools and public buildings included most of the national international legislations are generally restricted to all rooms located at ground floor basement, assuming soil beneath building as main source indoor radon. In order verify such an assumption for small having maximum two floors, a preliminary study was performed 50 15 municipalities Republic Srpska. Results this suggest that protocol requiring only may be considered adequate....
Abstract Many international and national regulations on radon in workplaces, including the 2013/59/Euratom Council Directive, are based annual average of indoor concentration, assuming it is representative long-term average. However, a single concentration measurement does not reflect variations (i.e. year-to-year variations) same location. These variations, if negligible, should be considered for an optimized implementation regulations. Unfortunately, studies workplaces can difficult...
The national protocol for the handling of high-urgency (HU) liver organ procurement transplant is administered by Italian National Transplant Center. In recent years, we have witnessed a change in requests to access program. We therefore evaluated their temporal trend, need criteria, percentage transplants performed, time request satisfaction, and follow-up.We analyzed all HU program received during 4-year period 2014 2017 adult recipients (≥18 years age): variables linked recipient or donor...
Abstract The estimation of the indoor radon exposure population a country is generally carried out by means surveys designed in order to have sample representativeness as target (population-based survey). However, estimates concentration distributions could be affected biases if sampling was not random or case differences between and characteristics. In this work, we performed preliminary check used for second Italian national survey aimed evaluate distribution each Province. We found that...
The Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità ‒ ISS) has a long experience activities concerning protection from radon exposure (measuring techniques, surveys in dwellings and other environments, public information, training courses, epidemiological studies risk evaluation, etc.) with the first dating back to eighties. On basis this expertise, ISS also contributed policies regulations, particular development Radon Action Plan (INRAP) 2002 its coordination following...
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Abstract The emanometry test method is one of the detection techniques radon in water satisfying requirements Directive 2013/51/Euratom with regards to limit. Quality assurance (QA) procedures were developed and implemented for a measuring system relying on such technique. These mainly address following: (i) assembling each component degassing circuit, (ii) sample transfer from transport container vessel (iii) control all influencing quantities. Three identical systems have been used analyse...