Art for Advanced Radiation Oncology – Synchronizing the Past and the Future for a Better Patient Care

Abstract

"Professor Maria Antonietta Gambacorta is a specialist in Radiation Oncology with a PhD in Brachytherapy. She is responsible for the Radiotherapy Oncology hospitalizations and the Interventional Oncology Center and the coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Group for the treatment of rectal tumors within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome. Due to her level of expertise, she was elected member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO); and member of the board for the drafting of the Guidelines on rectal cancer of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology. Professor Gambacorta is a member of European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) where she carries out teaching activities in international courses of the ESTRO school. She has published more than 170 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, including the International consensus guidelines for Clinical Target Volume delineation in rectal cancer. In this interview, Professor Gambacorta shares some insights about the Art for ART project, implemented in the Radiotherapy department of Policinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome."