He has received his first master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rome (I); subsequently he graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome (I). He received his specialization in Radiotherapy at the University of Milan (I). He did a one-year post specialization fellowship at the carbon ion facility of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) in Chiba (JP). He has participated in establishing the clinical program of the Italian protons and carbon ions radiotherapy center (CNAO) in Pavia (I). His main interest has always been the clinical use of carbon ion radiotherapy with a special focus on the issues related to the different RBE models used in Japanese and European facilities. He is author of more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals including Lancet Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Radiotherapy and Oncology, International Journal of Radiotherapy Oncology Biology and Physics, etc. He has also served as an ad hoc reviewer for several journals in the field of radiotherapy and Medical Physics. He is co-author of the ICRU report on “PRESCRIBING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING LIGHT ION BEAM THERAPY” currently under publication. He has been principal investigator and co-investigator in trials investigating Sarcomas, GI cancers and head and neck cancers.