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Ana Belchior. É Investigador Contratado no(a) Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biofísica e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia Celular. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: "Monte Carlo"; "Microdosimetria"; "nanodosimetria"; "Radiobiologia"; .
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Belchior

Citation names

  • Belchior, Ana
  • A. Belchior
  • Belchior, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FB1B-754C-B860
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6010-0316

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 912647304 (Personal)
Telephone
  • 219946347 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139,7), 2695-066, Bobadela , Loures, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua das Galveias, 2070-409, Pontével, Cartaxo, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English
French
Education
Degree Classification
2014/05/08
Concluded
 Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
"CONTRIBUTION TO FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF BIOPHYSICS, RADIOBIOLOGY, AND MODELING OF CELLULAR RESPONSE TO LOW RADIATION DOSES " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
2007/12/18
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia Física (Mestrado)
Major in Física Nuclear Aplicada
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
"Contributo para um sistema de automação e robótica na fonte experimental de 60Co/ITN - Distribuiçºao de dose por simulaçºao Monte Carlo e sua validação por dosimetria física e química" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2007/06/30
Concluded
 Biologia da Morte Celular (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2005/06/30
Concluded
 Física Médica e Radiação (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
 15 valores
2004/11/03
Concluded
 Engenaria Física (Licenciatura)
Major in Bofísica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 14 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/22 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal
2015/05/01 - 2016/04/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/11/01 - 2015/04/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/04/01 - 2013/10/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09/01 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011/09/01 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2016/09/30 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/05/01 - 2018/12/31 Bolsa de Post-doc SFRH/BPD/112654/2015 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2013/02/28 Bolsa de doutoramento SFRH/BD/42172/2007 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2008/09/30 Bolsa de investigação Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2005/05/01 - 2006/12/31 Bolsa de investigação Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - Current HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - MIRACLE
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01
Researcher
Submitted
2010/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Estudo cinético da degradação de compostos biorecalcitrantes por radiólise pulsada
PTDC/QUI-QUI/104229/2008
Research Fellow

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04/01 - Current Towards safe, optimized and personalized radiology and radiotherapy procedures for pregnant patients - SONORA
IRSN: LW Contrat 2024-0032
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/06/01 - Current Sub-cellular imaging and irradiation using accelerator-based techniques
IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP F11024)
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 International Atomic Energy Agency
Ongoing
2020/10/22 - Current Network for Optimized Astatine labeled Radiopharmaceuticals (NOAR)
Network for Optimized Astatine labeled Radiopharmaceuticals (NOAR)
Researcher
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/01 Nanoglio
PTDC/MED-QUI/29649/2017
Researcher
Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/12/01 - 2017/05/31 CAThyMARA: Child and Adult Thyroid Monitoring After Reactor Accident
OPERRA Project number 604984
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
2012/06/01 - 2015/05/31 BioQuaRT – Biologically weighted quantities in radiotherapy
SIB06BioQuaRT
Research Fellow
2013/11 - 2015/05 Development of a nanodosimetric model of complex DSB production and cell survival probabilities
SIB06-REG3
 EURAMET
2013/11/01 - 2015/04/30 BioNanoDose: Development of a nanodosimetric model of complex DSB production and cell survival probabilities
SIB06 -REG3
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Concluded
2013/11 - 2015/04 BioNanoDose: Development of a nanodosimetric model of complex DSB production and cell survival probabilities
SIB06 -REG3
 N/A
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. M.F. Botelho; I.A. Marques; D. Cancelinha; A. Belchior; G. Costa; A.S. Pires; A.M. Abrantes. "66P Exploring the radiobiology and dosimetry of targeted alpha therapy as a tool to optimize its clinical application: A preclinical study". 2023.
    10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.1566
  2. PD Raposinho; Francisco Silva; D'Onofrio, Alice; Campello, M.P.C.; C. Oliveira; Belchior, Ana; Fernanda Marujo Marques; António Rocha Paulo. "Radiolabeled Gold Nanoseeds containing Substance P Peptides: Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation in Glioblastoma Cells". Paper presented in Terachem 2022, Bressanone, 2022.
    Published
  3. Figueiredo D; A. Belchior; Fernandes C.; Silva F.; PD Raposinho; Vaz P.; Paulo A.. "Therapy by Auger electrons: 99mTc-labelled Triphenylphosphine and specific for prostate carcinoma". Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sarmento, R.; Belchior, A.; Cardoso, J.; Gonçalves, I. F.; Vaz, P.. "Air Kerma Distribution in an Irradiation Facility - Comparison of Monte Carlo Simulations with Physical Dosimetry Measurements". Paper presented in 2009 International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods & Reactor Physics (M&C 2009), Saratoga Springs, NY, 2009.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pedra, C. ; Nolasco, S.; Belchior, A.. "Biological effects, induced in Glioblastoma cells, after exposure to magnetic resonance imaging". Paper presented in European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW), 2022.
  2. Belchior, Ana; Hans Rabus. "Assessing the uncertainty contribution of detection thresholds to the uncertainty of frequency of radiation-induced and background DNA damage foci obtained by automatic scoring". Paper presented in MathMet 2019, 2019.
  3. Belchior, Ana; Hans Rabus. "Assessing the uncertainty contribution of detection thresholds to the uncertainty of frequency of radiation-induced and background DNA damage foci obtained by Automatic Scoring". Paper presented in MathMet 2019, 2019.
  4. Belchior, Ana. "Quantification of the biological effects induced by low doses of X-radiation in non-tumor cells of the breast". Paper presented in Congresso nacional da Associação Portuguesa dos Radioterapeutas, 2019.
  5. Belchior, Ana. "Dual-targeted 99mTc-radioconjugates for prostate cancer theranostics". Paper presented in Nova Biophysics Conference, 2019.
  6. Belchior, Ana. "Radiobiological and Dosimetric Assessment of DNA-targeted 99mTc(I) complexes". Paper presented in Nova Biophysics Conference, 2019.
  7. Belchior, Ana. "Quantification of the biological effects induced by low doses of X-radiation in non-tumor cells of the breast". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-3), 2019.
  8. Belchior, Ana. "Auger therapy of prostate carcinoma: 99mTc-labelled Acridine orange derivatives targeting bombesin receptor". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-3), 2019.
  9. Belchior, Ana. "The impact of detection thresholds in automatic scoring of radiation-induced and background DNA damage foci". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-3), 2019.
  10. Belchior, Ana. "Assessment of the energy deposited and biological damage induced by DNA-targeted 99mTc-complexes". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-3), 2019.
  11. Caldeira, M.; Belchior, A.; Antunes, A.C.; Oliveira, C.; Paiva, I.; Reis, M.; Santos, M.G.; et al. "Metrology in Health and Industry". Paper presented in 2nd Workshop C2TN, 2018.
  12. Belchior, Ana. "Metallacarboranes with dual application in boron neutron capture therapy and radiation therapy: biological studies in human glioblastoma cells". Paper presented in International Conference on Phosphorus, Boron and Silicon (PBSi), 2018.
  13. Teles, P.; Oliveira, C.; Belchior, A.; Antunes, C.; Paiva, I.; Caldeira, M.; Reis, M.; et al. "Scientific Metrology: Where do we stand and where do we go from here". Paper presented in 1st Workshop C2TN: Radiation for Science and Society, 2017.
  14. Belchior, Ana; Maria Portugal; Mariana Baptista; Pedro Vaz. "Patient´s organ dose and risk assessment in interventional cardiology procedures". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-2), 2016.
  15. Belchior, Ana. "influence of X-ray scatter radiation on image quality in digital breast tomosynthesis". Paper presented in International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA-2), 2016.
  16. Belchior, Ana. "Comparison of nanodosimetric parameters obtained with the Monte Carlo codes PARTRAC, PTra and GEANT4-DNA". Paper presented in Third International Conference on radiation and applications in various fields of research (RAD3), 2015.
  17. Belchior, Ana. "Effect of the glandular composition on digital breast to- mosynthesis image quality and dose optimization". Paper presented in International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine (RPM2014), 2014.
  18. Belchior, Ana. "Detailed Monte Carlo Simulations of two microdosimeters under development within the BioQuaRT consortium". Paper presented in 5th International MELODI workshop, 2013.
  19. Belchior, Ana. "Dosimetry and Uncertainty analysis in Gynecologic Brachytherapy". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications, 2013.
  20. Belchior, Ana. "Low dose effect on human mature blood cells: apoptosis and necrosis induction and haemoglobin degradation". Paper presented in 7th international meeting on the effects of low doses of radiation in biological systems: new prespectives on human exposure (LowRad), 2008.
  21. Belchior, Ana. "Monte Carlo Simulation and Dosimetric Studies of an Irradiation Facility". Paper presented in 10th International Symposium on Radiation Physics, 2006.
Journal article
  1. Elisa Palma; Cigdem Içhedef; Célia Fernandes; Ana Belchior; Paula Raposinho; Lurdes Gano; André Miranda; et al. "Targeting of G-quadruplex DNA with 99mTc(I)/Re(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes Carrying Pyridostatin Derivatives". Chemistry – A European Journal (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400285.
    10.1002/chem.202400285
  2. Ana Belchior; João F. Canhoto; Ulrich Giesen; Frank Langner; Hans Rabus; Reinhard Schulte. "Correction: Belchior et al. Repair Kinetics of DSB-Foci Induced by Proton and a-Particle Microbeams of Different Energies. Life 2022, 12, 2040". Life (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/life14010036.
    10.3390/life14010036
  3. Ana Belchior; João F. Canhoto; Ulrich Giesen; Frank Langner; Hans Rabus; Reinhard Schulte. "Repair Kinetics of DSB-Foci Induced by Proton and a-Particle Microbeams of Different Energies". Life (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/life12122040.
    10.3390/life12122040
  4. "Searching for a Paradigm Shift in Auger-Electron Cancer Therapy with Tumor-Specific Radiopeptides Targeting the Mitochondria and/or the Cell Nucleus". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 13 (2022): 7238-7238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23137238.
    10.3390/ijms23137238
  5. "Dose Rate Effects on the Selective Radiosensitization of Prostate Cells by GRPR-Targeted Gold Nanoparticles". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 9 (2022): 5279-5279. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23095279.
    10.3390/ijms23095279
  6. "Radiolabeled Gold Nanoseeds Decorated with Substance P Peptides: Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation in Glioblastoma Cellular Models". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 2 (2022): 617-617. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23020617.
    10.3390/ijms23020617
  7. Portugal, Maria; Baptista, Mariana; Vaz, Pedro; Belchior, Ana. "Patients' organ dose and risk assessment in interventional cardiology procedures". Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2022): https://publons.com/publon/52656204/.
    10.1016/J.RADPHYSCHEM.2022.110253
  8. Belchior, Ana; Fernandes, Ana; Lamotte, Maxime; da Silva, Andreia Filipa Ferreira; Seixas, Raquel S. G. R.; Silva, Artur M. S.; Marques, Fernanda. "Exploring the Physical and Biological Aspects of BNCT with a Carboranylmethylbenzo[b]acridone Compound in U87 Glioblastoma Cells". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55146301/.
    10.3390/IJMS232314929
  9. Figueiredo, Diogo; Fernandes, Célia; Silva, Francisco; Palma, Elisa; Raposinho, Paula; Belchior, Ana; Vaz, Pedro; Paulo, António. "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 99mTc(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes Dual-Targeted at Tumoral Mitochondria". Molecules 26 2 (2021): 441. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26020441.
    Accepted • 10.3390/molecules26020441
  10. Ana Belchior; Salvatore Di Maria; Célia Fernandes; Pedro Vaz; António Paulo; Paula Raposinho. "Radiobiological and dosimetric assessment of DNA-intercalated 99mTc-complexes bearing acridine orange derivatives". EJNMMI Research 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-020-00663-9.
    10.1186/s13550-020-00663-9
  11. Belchior, Ana. "Intercomparison of dose enhancement ratio and secondary electron spectra for gold nanoparticles irradiated by X-rays calculated using multiple Monte Carlo simulation codes". Physica Medica (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.12.011.
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.12.011
  12. Belchior, Ana. "Child and adult thyroid monitoring after a reactor accident (cathy mara): Technical recommendations and remaining gaps". Radiation Measurements (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2019.02.008.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2019.02.008
  13. Belchior, Ana. "Unravelling the antitumoral potential of novel bis(thiosemicarbazonato) Zn(II) complexes: structural and cellular studies". (2019):
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-018-1629-6
  14. Belchior, Ana. "Increasing organ dose accuracy through voxel phantom organ matching with individual patient anatomy". Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2019):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.02.014
  15. Belchior, Ana. "Monte Carlo dose distribution calculation at nuclear level for Auger-emitting radionuclide energies". Applied radiation and Isotopes (2018):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.01.013
  16. Di Maria, S.; Belchior, A.; Pereira, E.; Quental, L.; Oliveira, M.C.; Mendes, F.; Lavrado, J.; Paulo, A.; Vaz, P.. "Dosimetry assessment of DNA damage by Auger-emitting radionuclides: Experimental and Monte Carlo studies". Radiation Physics and Chemistry 140 (2017): 278-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.01.028.
    10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.01.028
  17. Pereira, Edgar; do Quental, Letícia; Palma, Elisa; Oliveira, Maria Cristina; Mendes, Filipa; Raposinho, Paula; Correia, Isabel; et al. "Evaluation of Acridine Orange Derivatives as DNA-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for Auger Therapy: Influence of the Radionuclide and Distance to DNA". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42544.
    10.1038/srep42544
  18. Belchior, Ana. "Influence of X-ray scatter radiation on image quality in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT)". (2017):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.12.026
  19. Belchior, Ana. "Evaluation of Acridine Orange derivates as DNA-Targeted radiopharmaceuticals for Auger therapy: influence of the radionuclide and distance to DNA". Scientific Reports (2017):
    doi: 10.1038/srep42544 (2017)
  20. Belchior, Ana. "Dosimetry assessment of DNA damage induced by Auger-emitting radionuclides: Experimental and Monte Carlo studies". (2017):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.01.028
  21. Belchior, Ana. "Novel 188Re multi-functional bone-seeking compounds: Synthesis, biological and radiotoxic effects in metastatic breast cancer cells". (2016):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.11.004
  22. Fernandes, Celia; Monteiro, Sofia; Belchior, Ana; Marques, Fernanda; Gano, Lurdes; Correia, Joao D. G.; Santos, Isabel. "Novel Re-188 multi-functional bone-seeking compounds: Synthesis, biological and radiotoxic effects in metastatic breast cancer cells". Nuclear Medicine and Biology 43 2 (2016): 150-157. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=CCC&KeyUT=CCC:000371190500003&KeyUID=CCC:000371190500003.
  23. Lemos Pereira, E.; Paulo, A.; Oliveira, M.; Mendes, F.; Raposinho, P.; Belchior, A.; Correia, I.; Lavrado, J.. "Radioiodinated compounds for Auger therapy". European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 43 (2016): S433-S433. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000391802400534&KeyUID=WOS:000391802400534.
  24. Fernandes, C.; Monteiro, S.; Belchior, A.; Marques, F.; Gano, L.; Correia, J.D.G.; Santos, I.. "Novel 188Re multi-functional bone-seeking compounds: Synthesis, biological and radiotoxic effects in metastatic breast cancer cells". Nuclear Medicine and Biology 43 2 (2016): 150-157. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84958225304&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.11.004
  25. Pereira, E.; Quental, L.; Oliveira, M. C.; Raposinho, P.; Belchior, A.; Di Maria, S.; Correia, I.; et al. "Radiolabeled Acridine Orange (AO) Derivatives as DNA-Targeted Probes for Auger Therapy". Radiotherapy and Oncology (2016): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56748954/.
  26. Belchior, Ana. "EFFECT OF THE GLANDULAR COMPOSITION ON DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGE QUALITY AND DOSE OPTIMISATION". Radiat Prot Dosimetry (2015):
    10.1093/rpd/ncv124
  27. Belchior, Ana. "Future development of biologically relevant dosimetry". British Journal of Radiology (2014):
    https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20140392
  28. Belchior, Ana. "Does the Number of Irradiated Cells Influence the Spatial Distribution of Bystander Effects?". Dose-Response (2014):
    10.2203/dose-response.14-001.Belchior
  29. Belchior, Ana. "Human exposure to indoor radon: a survey in the region of Guarda, Portugal". Radiation protection dosimetry (2013):
    10.1093/rpd/ncs166
  30. Belchior, Ana. "Dose and Time Dependence of Targeted and Untargeted Effects after Very Low Doses of a-Particle Irradiation of Human Lung Cancer Cells". Dose-Response (2013):
    10.2203/dose-response.12-036.Belchior
  31. Belchior, Ana. "Evaluation of the cytotoxicity and the genotoxicity induced by a radiation in an A549 cell line". Radiation Measurements (2011):
    10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.04.014
  32. Belchior, Ana. "Calibration of an alpha particle irradiator for in vitro cells irradiation". International Journal of Low Radiation (2010):
    10.1504/IJLR.2010.037671
  33. Belchior, Ana. "Gold nanoparticles in ancient and contemporary ruby glass". Journal of Cultural Heritage (2008):
    DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.08.003
  34. Belchior, Ana. "Dose mapping of a 60Co irradiation facility using PENELOPE and MCNPX and its validation by chemical dosimetry". Applied Radiation and Isotopes (2008):
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.11.017
  35. Belchior, Ana. "Radiation sterilization of antibiotic liposome formulations: A case study". Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2007):
    10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.02.069
  36. Belchior, Ana. "Monte Carlo simulations and dosimetric studies of an irradiation facility". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment (2007):
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.040
Report
  1. Brito Fonseca, Rui ; Brites, Rui; Belchior, Ana; Menezes, Filipa. 2009. Análise de Conteúdo de Peças Jornalísticas sobre Divulgação de Sondagens.
  2. Belchior, Ana. 2008. Implementation of ionising radiation on wastewater treatment: the Portuguese study case.
  3. 2008. Implementation of ionising radiation on wastewater treatment: the Portuguese study case.
  4. 2008. Implementation of ionising radiation on wastewater treatment: the Portuguese study case.
  5. Brito Fonseca, Rui ; Belchior, Ana; Brites, Rui; Estevinha, Sérgio; Henriques, Vera. 2008. Análise de publicações periódicas: Ano de 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/10 Assessment of biological effects upon ¿-irradiation of cells treated with G4-DNA binders as Radiosensitizers for Chemo-radiotherapy European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW), Dublin
2023/03/13 Challenges in Radiation Biology: from the radiation’ nano-scopic pattern to biological effectiveness The 2nd International Workshop on Radiobiology of Molecular Radionuclide Therapy (IWRMR)
(United Kingdom)
2019/10/23 Radiolabelled Gold Nanoparticles for Image-guided Chemora-diotherapy of Glioblastoma Multiforme NanoMed2019
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05/27 Assessment of the Energy Deposited and Biological Damage Induced by DNA-targeted 99mTc-complexes International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA3)
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/09/27 Clinical issues arising from patients’ organ dose and risk assessment in interventional cardiology procedures Conference - Proteção Radiológica na Saúde 2017 (PRS2017)
Istituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/09/27 Acridine-Orange derivatives as DNA-targeted radiopharmaceuticlas for Auger therapy Conference - Proteção Radiológica na Saúde 2017 (PRS2017)
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015/06/05 Nanodosimetric parameters obtained with the Monte Carlo codes PARTRAC, PTra and Geant4-DNA Third International conference on Radiation and applications in various fields of research (ICDA3)
(Budva, Montenegro)
2015/04/22 Dna damage and repair in human cells irradiated at the PTB microbeam BioQuart Final Workshop-Towards biologically relevant dosimetry
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Barcelona, Spain)
2011/05 A importância dos Processos Monte Carlo na Investigação em Radiologia Primeira conferência em Radiologia
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz (Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
2010/05/14 Efeitos Biológicos da Radiação Alfa Jornadas do Radão na Guarda
Câmara Municipal da Guarda (Guarda, Portugal)
2006/10/19 utilização de raios Gama na conservação e Restauro 2o Encontro International de Tecnologias aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2006/08/27 Status of Irradiation processes in Portugal Regional Training Course on Economical and Social Benefit of Radiation Processing: Standardization and Legislation Issues Regarding Radiation Processing Implementation in Europe
Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica (IAEA) (Eger, Hungary)
2006/05/11 Technical Feasibility - Studies for applying a lab scale treatment of wastewater by gamma radiation: Monte Carlo simulation and dosimetric studies Workshop on "The Plant treatment challenges of wastewater from Agriculture and Industry
Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica (IAEA) (Santarém, Portugal)
2006/04/03 Radiation Technologies: processes and products Regional Training Course on Application of Monte Carlo Modelling Methods for Dosimetry Calculation in Radiation Processi
Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica (IAEA) (Warsaw, Poland)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/01 - Current A new concept of proton therapy treatment planning based on nanodosimetric ionization detail (Grant recently accepted under FCT Prototera program)
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current A novel compact gas-based nanodosimeter detector for proton therapy applications (Grant recently accepted under the FCT Prototera Programme)
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021/02/11 - Current New Radiobiological and Nanodosimetric Insights into Proton Therapy
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Fisica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/02/01 - Current Quantificação dos efeitos biológicos, induzidos por baixas doses de radiação-X, em células não-tumorais de mama
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Protecção Radiológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/09/01 - Current Micro- and Nanodosimetric characterization of the Biological Effectiveness of Ion Particles in Radiotherapy
Co-supervisor
 Doutoramento em Física (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/12/16 Quantificac¸a~o do dano biolo´gico induzido, por diferentes qualidades de radiac¸a~o, em tumores de diferentes feno´tipos
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Fisica Médica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/12/06 Radiosensitizers for Cancer Radiation Therapy
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/20 Exposição dos Profissionais de Saúde a Campos Eletromagnéticos em contesto laboral – Um estudo comparativo
Supervisor
 Mestrado de Radiações Aplicadas às Tecnologias da Saúde (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Determinação da Eficácia Biológica Relativa do Lutécio-177 em Tumores com Diferentes Fenótipos
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
2019/02/01 - 2021/12/21 Terapia por electrões Auger: Intercaladores do DNA marcados com 99mTc e específicos para o carcinoma da próstata
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Protecção Radiológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2021/01/25 Gold nanoparticles as radiosensitizers in radiation therapy
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2019/03/26 Co-­60 source: a study on induction of damages and repair kinetics in a PC3 cell line
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Radiações Aplicadas às Tecnologias da Saúde - Área de especialização: Terapia por Radiações. (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/12/10 LET-and radiation quality-dependence of the complexity of DNA damages
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/06/17 Avaliação Dosimétrica de pacientes em Cardiologia de Intervenção
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/09/01 Efeito da composição glandular da mama na qualidade de imagem em Tomossíntese Digital Mamária e otimização da dose
Supervisor
 Mestrado de Radiações aplicadas às tecnologias da saúde (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/10/09 - 2022/10/14 5th European Radiation protection Week (ERPW) 2022 (2022/10/09 - 2022/10/14)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2020/10/09 - 2022/10/14 5th European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW) 2022 (2022/10/09 - 2022/10/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31 International Conference "3rd International conference on Dosimetry and its Applications" (2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31 International Conference "3rd International conference on Dosimetry and its Applications" (2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/14 International Conference "4th conference on Small Animal Precision image-guided radiotherapy" (2018/03/12 - 2018/03/14)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/14 International Conference "4th conference on Small Animal Precision image-guided radiotherapy" (2018/03/12 - 2018/03/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/02/05 - 2018/02/08 EURADOS annual meeting organization. (2018/02/05 - 2018/02/08)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/04/27 - 2017/04/29 National conference - Protecção Radiológica na Saúde 2017 (2017/04/27 - 2017/04/29)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/04/27 - 2017/04/29 National conference - Protecção Radiológica na Saúde 2017 (2017/04/27 - 2017/04/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/28 IMPACTO DE MUTAC¸O~ES NOS GENES BRCA NA RESPOSTA CELULAR A` RADIAC¸A~O IONIZANTE
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Figueiredo (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11/24 Simulações da Eficácia da Radiossensibilização de Nanopartículas em Terapia com Protões
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Isabel do Carmo Antunes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/11/24 O potencial da concentração de radão na água do Município da Bibala: Implicações no consumo público.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joaquim Pedro Kessongo (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/09/01 - Current Radiation Research Society Scholar-in-training Member
2015/01/01 - Current European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) Collaboration studies with Group 7

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31 International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA3) Instituto Superior Técnico

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/01/01 - Current European Journal of Radiology
2020/01/01 - Current Radiation Physics and Chemistry
2015/01/01 - Current Dose Response

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/10/20 - Current Presidente da CAT de Doutoramento de Miguel Molina Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2023/10/16 - Current Seminário II de Doutoramento Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 Scholar-in-training Award
Radiation Research Society, United States
2013 Research of Excellence Grant
European Association of National Metrology Institutes, Germany