I was born in Morgex (Ao) - Italy in 1944 and I took a degree in Theoretical Physics in 1967 at Pavia University, with first class honours. Afterwards I became specialized in Medical Physics and from 1972 to 1985 I worked at the Medical Physics Service of the Cà Granda-Niguarda Hospital in Milano. In 1985 I moved to the S. Maria Nuova Hospital in Reggio Emilia where I founded the Medical Physics Service of this Hospital.
My Service is now composed by 13 Physicists (5 are consultants) and 6 technicians. We have a very important cooperation with Milano and Bologna Universities and several students frequent the Service both for graduate and specialization thesis.
We are deeply engaged into Radiotherapy (2 Linacs with MLC, Ir 192-HDR brachitherapy, several 3D Treatment Planning Systems with inverse planning, two virtual simulation workstations, a control and verification system, etc…) with a special interest toward IMRT (we did the first treatment in Italy in March 2001). Next year we plan the installation of a new Tomotherapy unit.
We give also a relevant support to the Nuclear Medicine Department, where are operating 2 SPECT, one CT-PET and a Cyclotron unit.
We have also relevant projects in Radiology where an epochal transition to the digital world is on going. In 1999 we installed a new RIS, connected with the main hospital information system (both from SMS). Now the Radiology Dpt. is nearly totally digital with 4 DR and 6 CR units and a PACS system. We have 3 Multislice CT and one MRI (1T) unit. A new high field (1.5 or 3 T) MRI unit is planned for this year. We do also a lot of work in image quality assessment (for conventional and digital systems), quality control and radiation protection.
In ’95 I became also responsible of the Medical Informatics Department and I gave my contribution to the Hospital project of a new structure of the information technology. At that time we devised and began to build an integrated hospital information system. In the last years the Hospital Information Technology and the Biomedical Technologies Service (devoted to the managing of all medical devices) became independent units. My job became to direct the Medical Physics Service and to coordinate, for strategic projects, this technological area.
In March 2009 I was retired for age limits and I become consultant of ASMN for Technological innovation in Medicine. This activity lasted until the end of 2009.
In September 2009 I was the president and the main responsible of the organization of the VI National Congress of Italian Association of Medical Physics (AIFM), which was held in Reggio Emilia.
In 2010 I become consultant of S. Raffaele Hospital, for Medical Physics applications, whith a special regart to Focussed Ultrasound. In the same year I become consultant of the IMS Company, and I was involved in the project of developing a new mammographyc unit with Tomosyntesis capabilities. At this regard, in 2011 I signed 3 Patents regarding new developments in this field. In the same year I become Teaching Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Milano Bicocca
For several years I taught boot at graduate and postgraduate courses in Medical Physics at Milano and Bologna University and I was one of the promoters of an International Medical Physics journal named "Physica Medica".
In my long career I had been involved in several aspect of Medical Physics, like shielding calculation, electroradiography, computerized tomography, NMR, 3D imaging, image quality evaluation, radiotherapy, focussed ultrasound, tomosynthesis.
In these fields I have published over 100 papers both in national and international journals. In the following, 53 representative papers, which appeared on international journals, are reported.








References

1: Borasi G, Fioroni F, Del Guerra A, Lucignani G. PET systems: the value of
added length. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2010 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print]
PubMed PMID: 20339845.


2: Bertolini M, Nitrosi A, Borasi G, Botti A, Tassoni D, Sghedoni R, Zuccoli G.
Contrast Detail Phantom Comparison on a Commercially Available Unit. Digital
Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) versus Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM). J Digit
Imaging. 2010 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20131074.


3: Rivetti S, Lanconelli N, Bertolini M, Borasi G, Golinelli P, Acchiappati D,
Gallo E. Physical and psychophysical characterization of a novel clinical system
for digital mammography. Med Phys. 2009 Nov;36(11):5139-48. PubMed PMID:
19994524.


4: Rivetti S, Canossi B, Battista R, Lanconelli N, Vetruccio E, Danielli C,
Borasi G, Torricelli P. Physical and clinical comparison between a screen-film
system and a dual-side reading mammography-dedicated computed radiography system.
Acta Radiol. 2009 Dec;50(10):1109-18. PubMed PMID: 19922306.


5: Mancosu P, Sghedoni R, Bettinardi V, Fioroni F, Aquilina MA, Grassi E, Fazio
F, Borasi G, Gilardi MC. 4D-PET data sorting into different number of phases: a
NEMA IQ phantom study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2009 Oct 28;10(4):220-31. PubMed
PMID: 19918221.


6: Grassi E, Sghedoni R, Asti M, Fioroni F, Salvo D, Borasi G. Radiation
protection in 90Y-labelled DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide preparations. Nucl Med
Commun. 2009 Feb;30(2):176-82. PubMed PMID: 19194215.


7: Levrini G, Mori CA, Vacondio R, Borasi G, Nicoli F. MRI patterns of invasive
lobular cancer: T1 and T2 features. Radiol Med. 2008 Dec;113(8):1110-25. Epub
2008 Sep 18. English, Italian. PubMed PMID: 18800196.


8: Nitrosi A, Bertolini M, Borasi G, Botti A, Barani A, Rivetti S, Pierotti L.
Application of QC_DR software for acceptance testing and routine quality control
of direct digital radiography systems: initial experiences using the Italian
Association of Physicist in Medicine quality control protocol. J Digit Imaging.
2009 Dec;22(6):656-66. Epub 2008 Sep 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 18769968.


9: Iori M, Cattaneo GM, Cagni E, Fiorino C, Borasi G, Riccardo C, Iotti C, Fazio
F, Nahum AE. Dose-volume and biological-model based comparison between helical
tomotherapy and (inverse-planned) IMAT for prostate tumours. Radiother Oncol.
2008 Jul;88(1):34-45. Epub 2008 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 18395811.


10: Iori M, Cagni E, Nahum AE, Borasi G. IMAT-SIM: a new method for the clinical
dosimetry of intensity-modulated arc therapy (IMAT). Med Phys. 2007
Jul;34(7):2759-73. PubMed PMID: 17821983.


11: Asti M, Grassi E, Sghedoni R, De Pietri G, Fioroni F, Versari A, Borasi G,
Salvo D. Purification by ozonolysis of (18)O enriched water after cyclotron
irradiation and the utilization of the purified water for the production of
[18F]-FDG (2-deoxy-2-[18F]-fluoro-d-glucose). Appl Radiat Isot. 2007
Jul;65(7):831-5. Epub 2007 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 17459713.


12: Nitrosi A, Borasi G, Nicoli F, Modigliani G, Botti A, Bertolini M, Notari P.
A filmless radiology department in a full digital regional hospital: quantitative
evaluation of the increased quality and efficiency. J Digit Imaging. 2007
Jun;20(2):140-8. Epub 2007 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 17318704; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC1896266.


13: Rivetti S, Lanconelli N, Campanini R, Bertolini M, Borasi G, Nitrosi A,
Danielli C, Angelini L, Maggi S. Comparison of different commercial FFDM units by
means of physical characterization and contrast-detail analysis. Med Phys. 2006
Nov;33(11):4198-209. PubMed PMID: 17153399.


14: Levrini G, Nicoli F, Borasi G, Mori CA, Zompatori M. MRI patterns of invasive
lobular breast cancer. Eur J Radiol. 2006 Sep;59(3):472. Epub 2006 Jul 18. PubMed
PMID: 16854548.


15: Neitzel U, Günther-Kohfahl S, Borasi G, Samei E. Determination of the
detective quantum efficiency of a digital x-ray detector: comparison of three
evaluations using a common image data set. Med Phys. 2004 Aug;31(8):2205-11.
PubMed PMID: 15377085.


16: Baffoni L, Barone D, Benea G, Borasi G, Capotondi C, Caramella D, Giovagnoni
A, Golfieri R, Laghi A, Maggi S, Moser E, Neri E, Nitrosi A, Padovani L,
Panebianco V, Pedroli G, Ramelli A, Rollandi GA, Saccavini C, Sacco P, Silverio
R, Tamburrini O, Torresin A, Vanzulli A; Gruppo di Studio: PACS Italia. [PACS
(Picture Archiving and Communication Systems). General principles and guidelines
for its use]. Radiol Med. 2004 Mar;107(3 Suppl 1):1-72. Italian. PubMed PMID:
15323325.


17: Nava S, Carbone G, DiBattista N, Bellone A, Baiardi P, Cosentini R, Marenco
M, Giostra F, Borasi G, Groff P. Noninvasive ventilation in cardiogenic pulmonary
edema: a multicenter randomized trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Dec
15;168(12):1432-7. Epub 2003 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 12958051.


18: Borasi G, Nitrosi A, Ferrari P, Tassoni D. On site evaluation of three flat
panel detectors for digital radiography. Med Phys. 2003 Jul;30(7):1719-31. PubMed
PMID: 12906189.


19: Bregant P, De Denaro M, De Guarrini F, Borasi G. Wiener spectrum of
radiographic systems: comparison of different evaluation methods. Radiol Med.
1997 May;93(5):613-7. PubMed PMID: 9251741.


20: Mondini L, Piccagli V, Ferretti PP, Borasi G. [Quality evaluation of a
personal dosimetry service]. Radiol Med. 1997 Mar;93(3):278-83. Italian. PubMed
PMID: 9221423.


21: Bonetta A, Zingoni A, Lambertini D, Borasi G, Armaroli L. [Radiotherapy of
the breast: changes in the volume of the lung covered in the treatment fields and
resulting changes in dose distribution]. Radiol Med. 1996 Nov;92(5):634-7.
Italian. PubMed PMID: 9036459.


22: Ferretti PP, Sarti M, Messori P, Boni L, Seligardi P, Tassoni D, Cattini V,
Piccagli V, Barani A, Bianchi C, Borasi G, Troiso A, Soliani Raschini C. [Quality
assurance in radiology: quality control of radiographic cassettes]. Radiol Med.
1996 Sep;92(3):267-73. Italian. PubMed PMID: 8975314.


23: Agosteo S, Foglio Para A, Maggioni B, Sangiust V, Terrani S, Borasi G.
Radiation transport in a radiotherapy room. Health Phys. 1995 Jan;68(1):27-34.
PubMed PMID: 7989191.


24: Fabbri S, Piva G, Sogni R, Fusconi G, Lusardi E, Borasi G. Transfer kinetics
and coefficients of 90Sr, 134Cs, and 137Cs from forage contaminated by Chernobyl
fallout to milk of cows. Health Phys. 1994 Apr;66(4):375-9. PubMed PMID: 8138402.


25: Borasi G, Bregant P, Crespi A, De Denaro M, Ferretti PP, De Guarrini F,
Levrero F, Mozzo P, Novario R, Pedroli G, et al. The choice of radiographic
film-screen systems: quality evaluation and purchasing specifications drafting.
Report on A.I.F.B. Working Group activity. Radiol Med. 1993 May;85(5):662-7.
PubMed PMID: 8327771.


26: Borasi G, Berardi P, Ferretti PP, Piccagli V. [Evaluation of the quality of
screen-film radiographic systems: physical principles and methods of
measurement]. Radiol Med. 1990 Sep;80(3):339-46. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2236696.


27: Notari P, Armaroli L, Compagnone G, Borasi G. [En-bloc treatment of tumors of
the hypopharyngeal-laryngeal-tracheal tract with a new isocentric multipendular
technic]. Radiol Med. 1990 Apr;79(4):371-5. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2377754.


28: Ferretti PP, Borasi G, Salvo D, Serafini D, Versari A. Three-dimensional
display of myocardial perfusion: detection of ischemic lesions using a new image
subtraction method. Eur J Nucl Med. 1990;17(1-2):55-60. PubMed PMID: 2083544.


29: Borasi G, Ferretti PP. Some remarks on secondary protective barrier
calculation for radiographic installations: NCRP Report No. 49 revisited. Health
Phys. 1989 Dec;57(6):1025-33. PubMed PMID: 2584019.


30: Ferretti PP, Salvo D, Serafini D, Versari A, Casali G, Borasi G. [Myocardial
perfusion visualized with SPECT: three-dimensional representation]. Radiol Med.
1989 Jul-Aug;78(1-2):18-22. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2789416.


31: Ferretti PP, Restori E, Algeri TM, Dall'Ara P, Borasi G. [Radiation exposure
of the embryo and the fetus: real risks or unjustified fears?]. Radiol Med. 1989
May;77(5):544-8. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2664920.


32: Bradamante S, Barchiesi E, Pilotti S, Borasi G. High-resolution 1H NMR
spectroscopy in the diagnosis of breast cancer. Magn Reson Med. 1988
Dec;8(4):440-9. PubMed PMID: 3231070.


33: La Sala B, Torelli MG, Pagliani A, Borasi G, Dotti C. Human chorionic
gonadotropin regression following removal of ectopic pregnancy. Acta Eur Fertil.
1987 Nov-Dec;18(6):397-401. PubMed PMID: 3454505.


34: Biondetti PR, Lee JK, Ling D, Vigo M, Fiore D, Macchi C, Borasi G. [Staging
of prostatic carcinoma. Accuracy of magnetic resonance]. Radiol Med. 1987
Sep;74(3):204-8. Italian. PubMed PMID: 3659429.


35: Dotti C, Ceda GP, Denti L, Cavalieri S, Borasi G, Valenti G. Cross reactions
in radioimmunoassay: a mathematical model for correcting assay results, as
exemplified by eliminating the interference of intact thyrotropin in an assay of
its beta subunit. Clin Chem. 1987 May;33(5):658-60. PubMed PMID: 3568350.


36: Bradamante S, Zoppi F, Borasi G. NMR evidence for multi-component spin
lattice relaxation time in a case of cryoglobulinemia. Clin Chem. 1985
Jul;31(7):1243-4. PubMed PMID: 4006205.


37: Biondetti PR, Fiore D, Vigo M, Rabassini A, Borasi G. [Magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging of the normal mediastinum]. Radiol Med. 1985 May;71(5):283-8.
Italian. PubMed PMID: 4059593.


38: Biondetti PR, Borasi G, Rabassini A. [White and black in nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR). Impulse sequences and their significance in the NMR image].
Radiol Med. 1985 Mar;71(3):110-7. Italian. PubMed PMID: 4035013.


39: Borasi G, Castellani G, Domenichini R, Franchini M, Granata M, Torresin A,
Tosi G. Image quality and dose in computerized tomography: evaluation of four CT
scanners. Med Phys. 1984 May-Jun;11(3):321-5. PubMed PMID: 6738456.


40: Borasi G, Domenichini R, Franchini M, Granata M, Tosi G, Castellani G,
Torresin A. [Computerized tomography: analysis of the characteristics of various
pieces of equipment]. Radiol Med. 1983 Oct;69(10):800-11. Italian. PubMed PMID:
6677951.


41: De Simoni M, Riboni G, Liberatore A, Carrera G, Borasi G. [Thoracic
radiographic examination in a neonatal intensive care unit. Technical, dosimetric
and protection problems]. Minerva Pediatr. 1983 May 31;35(10):503-7. Italian.
PubMed PMID: 6877197.


42: Borasi G, Delpiano S, Landini A, Orsini S, Papagni L, Tosi G. [Physical and
psychophysical criteria for the evaluation of the quality of radiographic
images]. Radiol Med. 1982 May;68(5):401-7. Italian. PubMed PMID: 7111792.


43: Borasi G, Costi T. [Patient dosage problem and the quality of
xeroradiographic images]. Radiol Med. 1979 Sep;65(9):616-8. Italian. PubMed PMID:
554249.


44: Borasi G, Cerchiari U, Del Corona M, Marchesini R. [Applications of Monte
Carlo ETRAN code system for electron and photon transport through homogeneous
media (author's transl)]. Radiol Med. 1978 Nov;64(11):1275-82. Italian. PubMed
PMID: 740936.


45: Borasi G, Costi T, Munizza E. [Characteristics of the images and sensitivity
of the method of xeroradiography]. Radiol Med. 1978 Oct;64(10):1159-60. Italian.
PubMed PMID: 734187.


46: Tosi G, Borasi G. [Criteria for the choice of intensifying screen-film
combination (author's transl)]. Radiol Med. 1978 Oct;64(10):1105-12. Italian.
PubMed PMID: 734174.


47: Borasi G, Granata M, Marchesi E. [Dosimetric measurement and analytical
representation of the dose distribution of high-energy radiations]. Radiol Med.
1978 Oct;64(10):1172-3. Italian. PubMed PMID: 104368.


48: Botturi M, Tsoi G, Borasi G, Granata M. [Telecobaltotherapy of
retroperitoneal lymphnode stations (author's transl)]. Radiol Med. 1977
Nov;63(11):951-61. Italian. PubMed PMID: 613369.


49: Borasi G, Granata M, Protti M, Tosi G. [Analytical expressions for the dose
distribution of 42 MV X-rays from a betatron (author's transl)]. Radiol Med. 1977
Jun;63(6):555-62. Italian. PubMed PMID: 414310.


50: Tosi G, Borasi G, Botturi M. [Dosimetry problems in irradiation of
mediastinal tumours (author's transl)]. Radiol Med. 1977 May;63(5):417-24.
Italian. PubMed PMID: 413166.


51: Borasi G, Pedrinazzi G, Tagliabue B, Tosi G. [Analytical expressions of the
energy dissipation of high energy electron beams (author's transl)]. Radiol Med.
1976 Sep;62(9):641-6. Italian. PubMed PMID: 828280.


52: Borasi G, Luzzatti G, Tosi G. [Xeroradiographic method: progress in the
formation of the radiologic image]. J Radiol Electrol Med Nucl. 1975;56 suppl
1:158-60. French. PubMed PMID: 1232132.

53: G.Borasi, R.Cubeddu.
Some remarks on selenium plates for Xeroradiography.
Journal of Applied Physics Vol.48 n.3 (March 1977)