{"id":4887,"date":"2021-10-14T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.medaustron.motm.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=4887"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:49:48","slug":"dr-piero-fossati","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/team\/dr-piero-fossati\/","title":{"rendered":"Univ.-Prof. Dr. Piero Fossati"},"content":{"rendered":"<section        class=\"m27 page-66518\">\n    <div class=\"m27_banner\" >\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"m27_banner__inner\">\n                                    <span>Medical team<\/span>\n                                <h1>Univ.-Prof. Dr. Piero Fossati<\/h1>\n                                    <p>Specialist in Radiation Oncology, scientific director, director of the MedAustron carbon programme   <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"m27_bottom\">\n            <div class=\"m27_breadcrumb\">\n                <ul>\n                    \n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/about-us\/\">About us<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                                    <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/medical-team\/\">Medical team<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                        <li>Univ.-Prof. Dr. Piero Fossati<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"m27_box\">\n                <div class=\"m27_box__thumb\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021_P010_MedAustron_TKP__050_AUSGEWAeHLT-e1632927865666.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"m27_box__content\">\n\n                                            <h4>Areas of expertise<\/h4>\n                                                                <ul>\n                                                            <li>Sarcomas<\/li>\n                                                            <li>ENT<\/li>\n                                                            <li>Gastrointestinal tract<\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                                        <h4>Languages<\/h4>\n                    <h5>German, English, Italian<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section class=\"m28 page-74964\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Education<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2006 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialization in radiotherapy, University of Milan, Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2002<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master degree in medicine and surgery, specialization in radiotherapy, University of Rome &#8220;La Sapienza&#8221;, Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1997 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master degree in biomedical engineering, University of Rome &#8220;La Sapienza&#8221;, Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Professional career<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Since 2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialist doctor in radiooncology, scientific director, director of the MedAustron carbon programme<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2006 &#8211; 2017  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientist, University of Milan, Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2005 &#8211; 2017 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Radiation oncologist, CNAO, Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2009<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clinical fellowship, NIRS, Chiba, Japan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2007<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clinical fellowship, NIRS, Chiba, Japan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Memberships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of \u00d6GRO (Austrian Society for Radiooncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiophysics)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of PTCOG (Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chairman of the scientific advisory board of WPE (West German Proton Therapy Center in Essen)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Selected publications<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Radaelli S, Fossati P, Stacchiotti S, Akiyama T, et al. The sacral chordoma margin. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug;46(8):1415-1422. doi: 10.1016\/j.ejso.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 27. PMID: 32402509. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dale JE, Molinelli S, Vischioni B, Vitolo V, et al. Brainstem NTCP and Dose Constraints for Carbon Ion RT-Application and Translation From Japanese to European RBE-Weighted Dose. Front Oncol. 2020 Nov 24;10:531344. doi: 10.3389\/fonc.2020.531344. PMID: 33330020; PMCID: PMC7735105. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dale JE, Molinelli S, Vitolo V, Vischioni B, et al. Optic nerve constraints for carbon ion RT at CNAO &#8211; Reporting and relating outcome to European and Japanese RBE. Radiother Oncol. 2019 Jul 13;140:175-181. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fossati P, Matsufuji N, Kamada T, Karger CP. Radiobiological issues in prospective carbon ion therapy trials. Med Phys. 2018 Nov;45(11): e1096-e1110 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cobianchi L, Fossati P, Peloso A, Brugnatelli S, et al. Carbon ion radiotherapy and completion pancreatectomy. A feasible model to explore a new integrated approach? Pancreatology. 2017 Jan &#8211; Feb;17(1):19-21<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2016<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Molinelli S, Magro G, Mairani A, Matsufuji N, et al. Dose prescription in carbon ion radiotherapy: How to compare two different RBE-weighted dose calculation systems. Radiother Oncol. 2016 Aug;120(2):307-12. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stacchiotti S, Sommer J; Chordoma Global Consensus Group. Building a global consensus pproach to chordoma: a position paper from the medical and patient community. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Feb;16(2):e71-83. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2012<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fossati P, Molinelli S, Matsufuji N, Ciocca M, et al. Dose prescription in carbon ion radiotherapy: a planning study to compare NIRS and LEM approaches with a clinically-oriented strategy. 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