CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Phisician, graduated in 1980, Doctoral degree in 1994 and associate professor in 2013 all at University of São Paulo - Medical School. Works at Radiotherapy Department - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), and professor of the post-graduation course - Radiology and Oncology programs - at University of São Paulo Medical School. Main fields of interest are: radiotherapy, brachytherapy, lung cancer, breast cancer and gynaecological tumors. Also works at the Radiotherapy Department of Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The cancer of the head and neck covers a heterogeneous group of malignancies. The Squamous cell carcinoma represents more than 90% of malignancies found in this anatomical region and is a major public health problems in many parts of the world, particularly in Brazil. The gene ERCC1 was the first cloned gene that acts specifically in the process of repair by the nucleotide excision. The p…
The urinary bladder is one of the organs at risk affected by irradiation of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix, especially during brachytherapy. The dose delivered to the bladder during brachytherapy is calculated in only one reference point, as recommended by the ICRU 38 that underestimates the maximum dose delivered to the bladder posterior wall. Computed tomography and magnetic…
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