Saverio Altieri

Prof. Saverio Altieri

University of Pavia - Department of Physics
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Biography

Prof. Saverio Altieri is a BNCT consultant at the National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) of Pavia, where an AB-BNCT facility is under installation. Before that, he served as an associate professor at the Department of Physics, University of Pavia, where he was the chair of three courses: “Physics of Ionizing Radiation”, “Accelerators and Nuclear Reactors”, and “Diagnostic Techniques” for MSc Physics. He acted as the supervisor of BSc, MSc, and PhD students, and the president of the Technical Scientific Committee of the Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Energy (LENA) at the University of Pavia. His scientific activity consists of research in basic and applied nuclear physics, in the following branches: neutronics, development of new techniques for tumor radiotherapy (BNCT), nuclear reactors, health physics, and photoreactions at intermediate energies in light nuclei. He is a member of the Board of Councilors of the International Society for neutron capture therapy (ISNCT).

Affiliations

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Honors and Awards

honor

JARI Medal

Applied Radiation and Isotopes Journal

Oustanding Contribution to Radiation Isotope Applications and Instrumentation” (Sept. 2021).

Experience

BNCT consultant

Italian National Center of Oncological Hadrotherapy (CNAO) in Pavia, Italy

01 Apr 2024 - present

Associate Professor

Department of Physics, University of Pavia, Italy

01 Jun 2015 - 01 Oct 2023