Research Interest: Brain Tumor, Pediatric Tumors, Radiation Oncology

Research Interest:  Cancer Treatments Utilizing Radiation Therapy with Novel Chemotherapy Agents for Cancers of the Head and Neck Region, Human Papilloma Virus Related Cancers of the Head and Neck, and Novel Chemoradiation Treatment Combinations

Laura Federico is an Italian radiographer working at the IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, with clinical experience in radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and interventional radiology. She holds advanced academic training in healthcare management and interventional radiology, including a Master’s degree in Healthcare Professions Management and postgraduate education in coordination and interventional radiology. She is Lecturer at the Master in Interventional Radiology at the University of Bologna and serves as Vice President of AITRI, the Italian Association of Interventional Radiology Technologists. Her professional and scientific activity focuses on the development of the radiographer’s role in interventional radiology, dose optimisation, radiation protection, education, sustainability, leadership and professional advancement in radiography practice. She has contributed to scientific publications, book chapters and national and international congress activities, with a strong commitment to promoting evidence-based radiography practice and the empowerment of radiographers within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Research Interest(s): Interventional radiology; radiography practice; radiation protection; dose optimisation; patient safety; radiographer-led dose audit; artificial intelligence in radiology; CT and MRI imaging; professional role development; healthcare leadership; green transformational leadership; sustainability in radiography; education and training of radiographers.

Research Interest: Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART); Respiration and Motion Management; Clinical Outcome Assessment and Mathematical Modeling

Research Interest: Head and Neck Cancer, Prediction Models for Radiation-Induced Side Effects, Proton Therapy, Epidemiology

Research Interest: MRI Physics; System Biology; Physics of Biomedical Microscopy; Ionizing Radiation; Mathematical Modelling of Psyological Systems; Ultrasound; Radiation Therapy; Safety in Medical Devices;  Simulation Methods in Medical Engineering

Research Interest:  Ultrasound, Obstetrics and Elastography.

Research Interest: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Root Canals, Morphology, HIV, Menopause, Radiography, Panoramic, Bone Resorption

Research Interest: Head and Neck Imaging (DSCT, CBCT, Fluoroscopy, X-ray), Imaging Applications Related to Radiotherapy, Radiation Protection and Safety, Dosimetry

Research Interest: Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography, Bone Mineral Density Measurement, Clinical Epidemiology

Research Interest: Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology, Oncology

Research Interest: Optimization Algorithms; Bone; Osteoporosis; Bone Mineral Density; Bone Mineralization; Hip; Musculoskeletal Imaging

Research Interest: Image Guided Radiation Therapy and Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation