Sergio Curto s.curto@erasmusmc.nl
Dr. Sergio Curto was granted an STSM from MyWave Cost Action to work with Dr. Laura Farina, Dr. Martin O’Halloran and their team on the National University of Ireland Galway. During 10 days of intense work, dielectric measurements were performed in specimens collected from three breast cancer patients. Additionally, thermal properties measurements were performed in ovine fat tissue. Dr. Sergio Curto is with the Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This STSM has fostered the research collaboration between Erasmus MC and NUIG and was the cornerstone to prepare and obtain an STSM for Dr. Laura Farina visiting Erasmus MC. Fruit of this interdepartmental collaboration; they have recently published the manuscript Farina et al., Thermal Characterization of Phantoms Used for Quality Assurance of Deep Hyperthermia Systems, Sensors 2020. The long term objective of this collaboration focus on the implementation of standardized guidelines to perform dielectric and thermal characterization of tissue samples and identify uncertainties in the measurements.
