http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/~giovanni.gigante/images/logo.jpgGiovanni Ettore Gigante

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Master courses

§   Medical Physics (Master in Dentistry and Dental Implants)

§   Archaeometry (Science and Technology for Conservation of Cultural Heritage)

§   Archaeometry (Archaeology)

Specialisation course in Archaeological Heritage

§   Physical Methods for Archaeology

Specialisation course in Medical Physics

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Cesareo, R.  Franco Jordan R., Fernandez A., Bustamante A, Fabian J., Zambrano S., Azeredo S., Lopes R. T., Ingo G. M., Riccucci C., Di Carlo G. and Gigante G. E. “Analysis proceedings spectacular gold and silver from the Moche tombSeñora de Cao”, X-ray Spectrometry 45 (2) 74-91, (2016) DOI 10.1002/xrs.2680

Visco, G., Plattner, S. H., Guida G., Ridolfi, S Gigante, G. E., “Rings or daggers, axes or fibulae have a different composition? A multivariate study on Central Italy bronzes from eneolithic to early iron age”, Chemistry Central Journal (2015) 9:15 DOI 10.1186/s13065-015-0090-7

Gianni L., Gigante G. E., Cavallini M. and Adriaens A. Corrosion of Bronzes by Extended Wetting with Single versus Mixed Acidic Pollutants”, Materials 2014, 7(5), 3353-3370; doi:10.3390/ma7053353

Synchrotron-based non-destructive diffraction-enhanced imaging systems to image walnut at 20 keV“Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization”, Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 7(1), 13-21, DOI 10.1007/s11694-012-9134-z, 2013.

A multi-analytical approach to investigate stone biodeterioration at a UNESCO world heritage site: the volcanic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia”, Applied Physics A: Materials science & Processing, (2013) 113, 843–854 DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-7757.

Ingo G.M., Bustamante A., Alva W., Angelini E., Cesareo R., Roberto Cesareo, Gigante G.E., Zambrano S., Riccucci C., Di Carlo G., Parisi E., Faraldi F., Chero L., Fabian J., “Gold coated copper artifacts from the Royal Tombs of Sipán (Huaca Rajada, Perù): manufacturing techniques and corrosion phenomena”, Applied Physics A: Materials science & Processing, (2013) 113, 877–887, DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-7711-6.

Cesareo R., Bustamante A., Fabian  J., Zambrano S., Alva W., Chero L., Espinoza C., Rodriguez R, Seclen M., Gutierrez V, Lévano E.B., Gonzales A.J.,.Rizzutto M.A., Poli E, Calza C, dos Anjos M, Lopes R.T., Gigante G.E., Ingo G.M., Elera C., Shimada I., Curay V., Castillo M., Lopes F., Holmquist U., Diestra D. ”Multilayered artifacts in the pre-Columbian metallurgy from the North of Peru” Applied Physics A: Materials science & Processing,   (2013) 113, 889–903, DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-7738-8

Rao D.V., Swapna M., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Akatsuka T., Yuasa T, Takeda T., Tromba G. and Gigante G. E., “Embedded soft-tissue image mechanism of a small animal shell with synchrotron-based micro-CT”, Journal of X-Ray Science And Technology, 20(3), 291-299, (2012), DOI: 10.3233/XST-2012-0338  

 Kiros A., Lazic V., Gigante G. E, Gholap  A.V. “Analysis of Rock Samples Collected from Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy” Journal of Archaeological Sciences 40(5), 2570-2578 2013 doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.028.

Rao D.V., Swapna M., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Akatsuka T., Yuasa T, Takeda T., Tromba G. and Gigante G. E., “Synchrotron-induced X-ray fluorescence applied to invertebrates to investigate the role of essential trace elements in biological process”, Physica Scripta, 85, (2012) doi:10.1088/0031-8949/84/06/065802.

Kiros A., Lazic V., Gigante G. E, Gholap  A.V., “ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic characterization of clay minerals from rocks of Lalibela churches, Ethiopia”, International Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 8(3), pp. 109-119, 23 January, 2013.

Schiavon N.,  De Caro T.,  Kiros A.,  Parisi I.E., Riccucci C.,  Gigante G.E., “A multi-analytical approach to investigate stone biodeterioration at a UNESCO world heritage site: the volcanic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia”, Applied Physics A: Materials science & Processing, (2013) 113, 843–854 DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-7757.

Rao D.V., Swapna M., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Akatsuka T., Yuasa T, Zhong Z., Takeda T. and Gigante G. E., “ Synchrotron-based DEI for bio-imaging and DEI-CT to image phantoms with contrast agents“Applied Radiation and Isotopes 70 (2012) 1570–1578, DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.05.002.

Rao D.V., Swapna M., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Akatsuka T., Yuasa T, Takeda T., Tromba G. and Gigante G. E., “Synchrotron-based small angle X-ray scattering from biogenic materials”, Physica Scripta, 84 (6), 6, (2011) 065802. DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/84/06/065802

Cesareo R., Bustamante A., Fabian  J., Alva W., Chero L., Espinoza C., Rodriguez R, Seclen M., Gutierrez V, Lévano E.B., Gonzales A.J., Rizzutto M.A., Poli E, Calza C., dos Anjos M, Lopes R.T., Gigante G.E., Ingo G.M., Riccucci C., Elera C., Shimada I., Curay V., Castillo M., Lopes F., “Evolution of Pre-Columbian Metallurgy from the North of Peru’ Studied with a Portable Non-Invasive Equipment Using Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence”, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering B 1 176, 48-81, (2011).

Rao D.V., Swapna M., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Akatsuka T., Yuasa T, Takeda T., Tromba G. and Gigante G. E., “Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence, imaging and elemental mapping from biological samples“Pramana Journal of Physics, 76(2), 1-9 (2011).

Gigante G.E., Ridolfi S., Ferro D. “Diagnostic investigations and statistical validation of EDXRF mapping proceedings burial monument of Pope Sixtus IV by Antonio Pollaiolo (1493) in the Vatican”, Journal of Cultural Heritage (2011), doi:10.1016/j.culher.2011.11.003.

G.E. Gigante, L. Residori “La formazione dell’immagine in bianco e nero” and La formazione dell’immagine a coloriin Materiali Fotografici dalle tecniche storiche al digitale a cura di Donatella Matè and Maria Carla Sclocchi ICPAL 2011

G.E. Gigante, F. LiberatiLa nascita del digitale  in Materiali Fotografici dalle tecniche storiche al digitale a cura di Donatella Matè and Maria Carla Sclocchi ICPAL 2011

Rao D. V., Swapna M. Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Zhong Z.,Akatsuka T, Yuasa T, Takeda T, Gigante GE. “Cork embedded internal features and contrast mechanisms with DEI using 18,20,30,36 and 40 keV synchrotron X-rays”, Research in Non-destructive Evaluation July 2010, 21( 3): 171 - 183

Rao D. V., Swapna M. Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Zhong Z., Akmatsuka, T., Takeda, T., Gigante G. E, “Use of synchrotron-based diffraction-enhanced imaging for visualization of soft tissues in invertebrates”, Applied Radiation and Isotopes 2010, 68(9),1687-1693.

Visco, G., Ridolfi, S., Plattner, S. H.; Gigante, G. and “Razors, Horse Bits or Axes; Search proceedings Different Composition in Common Use Bronze Villanovan Objects (VIII-VII Century B.C., Italy) by Multivariate Analysis”, Current Analytical Chemistry, 2010, 6 (1), 11-18.

Guida G., Artioli D., Ridolifi S. Gigante G. E., “Study by Mobile Non Destructive Testing of TheBronze Statue proceedings Satiro of Marsala”, proceedings of the International Workshop 'Science for Cultural Heritage' (ECSAC), Lošinj, Croatia, World Scientific, 2010 ISBN 9789814307062 o 978-981-4307-07-9 (eBook).

Gigante G. E., “Il ponte tra le due culture: Un ponte che si costruisce da solo? “, Galileo, n. 194, 42-43, 2009, ISSN 1122-9160.

Cesareo R., Gigante G. E, Castellano A., Ridolfi S., “Portable Systems for Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis, Encyclopedia of analytical Chemistry, curata da R. A. Meyers, ed. John Wiley & sons, 2009.

Rao D. V., Swapna M. Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Tako Z.Z., Akatsuka, T., Takeda, T., Tromba G, Gigante G. E, ”Investigation proceedings distribution of elements in snail shell with the use of synchrotron-based, micro-beam X-ray fluorescence spectrometry” J. Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 2009; 23(4) 251-7

Gigante G.E., Artioli D., Ferro D., Gabrielli N., Guida G., Guido S., Guiso M., Mantella G, Ridolfi S., Restoration proceedings Funeral Monument of Pope Sixtus IV By Antonio Pollaiolo(1493) in the Vatican Basilica, Non Invasive and Microdestructive Analysis. An Operation Protocol, proceedings di ART' 08 NDT.net Issue 2008-09 http://www.ndt.net/article/art2008/papers/154GiganteRidolfi.pdf

Cesareo R., Ridolfi S., Marabelli M., Castellano A., Buccolieri G., Donativi M., Gigante G. E., Brunetti A. and Rosales Medina M. A., “Portable Systems for Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Works of Artin Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry: Capabilities for in Situ Analysis di Philip J. Potts, Margaret West, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008 ISBN-13: 9780854045525 p.p. 206-243.

Gigante G.E. and M. Cavallini, “De Re Metallica: dalla produzione antica alla copia moderna”, series “Studia Archaeologica” volume 150; Erma di Bretschneider, Roma 2007.

Gigante G.E., “La formazione nei settori della conservazione, del restauro and dell’archeometria”, in Elementi di archeometria. Metodi fisici per i beni culturali a cura di M. Martini, A. Castellano and E. Sibilia, Egea Editore, Milano ISBN 978-88-238-2092-0 , pp 9-28, 2007.

Gigante G.E. Copia digitale ed archiviazione di documenti”, in Libri and documenti. Le scienze per la conservazione and il restauro, a cura di A. Zappalà, Edizioni della Laguna, Gorizia, 2007 ISBN 88-8345-265-8, pp 585-612.

Cesareo R., Ferretti M., Gigante G. E., Guida G., Moioli P., Ridolfi S. and Roldán Garcia C., "The use of a European coinage alloy to compare the detection limits of portable XRF systems. A feasibility study", X-ray spectrometry. 36 (3) 167-172 (2007).

Rao D.V., Yuasa T., Akatsuka T., Tromba G., Takeda T., Cesareo R., Brunetti A. and Gigante G.E., “Whole-atom Compton scattering cross-sections and individual shell cross-sections for the biological elements in the energy region from 1 to 4 keV”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B. 261 (1-2), 193-196, (2007).

Cesareo, R., Ridolfi, S., Castellano, A., Marabelli, M., Buccolieri, G., Quarta, S., Gigante, G. E., “From Giotto to De Chirico to Verrocchio: analyses of paintings and historical bronze alloys availing of portable EDXRF equipment” The Journal of Neutron Research, ISSN 1023-8166, 14 (1), 17-27, (2006).

Rao D.V., Yuasa T., Akatsuka T., Cesareo R., Gigante G.E. and Takeda T, “Tomographic images of few soft materials and embedded biological soft tissue using tube source of X-rays at optimum Energy” NDT & and International 39(1), 34-38 (2006).

La Torre E., Tommasi T., Caputo B., Gigante G. E. “Kernel Methods for Melanoma Recognition, Technologies for better Health in Aging societies“Proc. of MIE2006 A. Hasman, R. Haux, J. van der Lei, E. de Clercq, F.H. Roger France Eds, ISBN 9781586036478 IOS press Amsterdam, 2006.

Gigante G.E. “Radiografia“in Metodologie fisiche non distruttive per le indagini sui Beni Culturali a cura di Giovanni E. Gigante and Maurizio Diana, 125-147, edito dal CSA dell’Università degli studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, 2005.

Gigante G.E. “La tecnica della Fluorescenza a raggi x “, in Metodologie fisiche non distruttive per le indagini sui Beni Culturali a cura di Giovanni E. Gigante and Maurizio Diana, 171-201, edito dal CSA dell’Università degli studi di Roma “La Sapienza, 2005.

Guida G., Gigante G.E., Artioli D., Ridolfi S., “Analisi EDXRF”, Il Satiro Danzante di Mazara del Vallo: il restauro and l'immagine, a cura di R. Petriaggi, Roma, ISBN 88-510-0193-6, 77-90, 2005.

Korres G. S., Gigante G.E., Ridolfi S. (2004b), Studio archeometallurgico di manufatti in oro dalla Messenia mediante sistema portatile di EDXRF. Il museo di Chora ed il palazzo di Nestore ad Englianos”Atti del II Congresso Nazionale della AIAr, Patron Ed., 99-106, Bologna 2005.

Gigante G. E., Ricciardi P., Ridolfi S., “Areas and limits of employment of portable EDXRF equipment for in situ investigations“ presentato al GMPCA- Archéométrie 2005, ArcheoSciences - Revue d'Archéométrie - 29 (2005) 51-60.

Gigante G. E., Ridolfi S., Ricciardi P.,Colapietro M., “Quantitative analysis of ancient metal artefacts by means of FP-EDXRF spectrometers: a critical review “, Cultural Heritage Conservation and Environmental Impact Assessment by Non Destructive Test and Micro-Analysis, Van Grieken and Janssens Eds., Taylor & Francis Group, London ISBN 90 5809, 1-10, (2005).

Gigante G.E., “La digitalizzazione per la salvaguardia degli archivi and delle collezioni fotografiche”atti del Seminario SEPIA, 55-61, ANAI and CFLR, Roma, 2005.

Giardino C., Gigante G.E., Ridolfi S., “Archeometallurgical studies “ nel volume“ Sotira Kaminoudhia an early bronze-age site in Cyprus”, Ed. S. Swiny, G. Rapp and E. Hersher, nella collana“, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monograph Series”, ISBM 0-89757-064-2, 385-396, 2003.

Salvatori S., Vidale M., Guida G. and Gigante G. E., “A Glimpse on Copper and Lead Metalworking at Altyn-Depe (Turkmenistan) in the 3rd Millennium BC”, Ancient Civilizations From Scythia To Siberia 01/2002; 8(1):69-106, 10.1163/157005702320376598.

Rao D.V., Cesareo R., Brunetti A., Gigante G.E. Takeda T., Itai Y. and Akatsuka T., “A new approach to estimate the geometrical factors, solid angle approximation and geometrical efficiency and their use for basic interaction cross section measurements”, The European Journal of Applied Physics, Issue 1, 20, 69, 2002.

Caputo B., La Torre E., Gigante G.E., “Microcalcification Detection using a Kernel Bayes Classifieratti del ISMDA 2002, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences 2526, ISBN 3-540-00044, 20-31, 2002

Caputo B. and Gigante G. E., “Digital Mammography: a Weak Continuity Texture Representation for Detection of Microcalcifications”, atti del SPIE International Symposium “Medical Imaging 2001”- Image processing, ISSN 1605-7422, 2, 1705-1716, 2001.

Caputo B. and Gigante G. E., “Analysis of Periapical Lesion Using Statistical Textural Features and Neural Networks”, Physica Medica, 17(2), 67-70, 2001.

Gigante G. E, Gonsior B., “Comparison of different excitation methods for X-ray spectral analysis: the case of synchrotron radiation (SRFA)”, Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 368, 642-648, (2000).

Rao D. V., Cesareo R. and Gigante G. E., “Atomic Rayleigh scattering cross sections and the associated anomalous dispersion in the X-ray region”, The European Physical Journal D, 7,45-53, 1999.

Cesareo R., Gigante G. E. and A.L. Hanson, “A method for forward energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis of thin and intermediate samples”, Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Physics Research B, 145, 434-448, 1998.

Gigante G. E. and Cesareo R., “Non destructive analysis of ancient metal alloys by in situ EDXRF transportable equipment”, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 51, 4, 689-700, 1998.

Rao D. V., Cesareo R. and Gigante G. E, “Elastic scattering and the associated anomalous dispersion in the energy range 8.63 < and < 42.75 keV from heavy atoms”, X-Ray Spectrometry, 27, 381-389 1998.

Rao D. V., Cesareo R. and Gigante G. E., Elastic scattering and the associated anomalous dispersion in the vicinity of Cd, In, Sn, and Sb, K-absorption edges”, Applied Radiation Isotopes 48, 6, 789-806, 1997.

Rao D. V., Cesareo R. and Gigante G. E, “Elastic and Compton scattering cross sections in the atomic region 12 < Z < 82”, Applied Radiation Isotopes, 47,219-227, 1996.

Zappalà A., Bajt S., Gigante G. E., Hanson A.L., "Applications of EDXRF in the conservation of acid papers using a synchrotron light microbeam" Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Physics Research B,117, 145-150, 1996.

Caruso I., Cesareo R., Giardino C., Gigante G.E., "Nouvelle recherches sur les "Ors Etrusques" de la collection Castellani". Atti del Colloquio di Archeometria di Perigueux, supplement of the ‘La Revue d'ArchèometrieJune 1996, pp157-162.

Sciuti, Gigante G.E., S. Rinaldi, A. Culla, C. Falcucci, " Analisi non distruttive and riflettografiche a infrarossi su alcuni dipinti del Caravaggio esposti a Palazzo Ruspoli" in “Come dipingeva il Caravaggio” Mina Gregori Ed., Electa, Milano 1996.

Rao D.V., Cesareo R. and Gigante G.E., "LX -ray fluorescence cross-sections and intensity ratios in some high Z elements excited by 23.62 keV and 24.65 keV photons" Physical Review A, 47,(2), 1087, 1993.

Cesareo R., Gigante G.E., Iwanczyk J.S. and Dabrowsky A., "The use of HgI2 detectors for XRF analysis in archaeometry", Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Physics Research A. 322, 583-590,1992.

Cesareo R., Hanson A.L., Gigante G.E, Pedraza L.J and Menthaboly G., "Interaction of keV photons with matter and new applications" Physics Reports, 213(3),119-178, 1992.

Gigante G.E, Maltese C., Rinaldi S. and Sciuti S.,  “In situ ND analysis of XVI and XVII centuries italian paintings”, in Archaeometry '90, Atti del 27 International Symposium on Archaeometry (Heidelberg 2-6 aprile '90), a cura di E. Pernicka-G.A. Wagner, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 1991,.255-264.

Gigante G.E. "A new approach to evaluate the response functions for conical and cylindrical collimators", Nuclear Instrument and Method in Physical Research A 275, 397-402.1989.

Gigante G.E. "Scattering of low energy x- or gamma monoenergetic radiation" in Nuclear analytical techniques in Medicine Ed. R. Cesareo, Elsevier Publisher, 1987

Hanson A.L., Gigante G.E. and Meron M., "Contours of Constant Scattering Angle" Physics Review Letters, 61 (2), 135-137, 1988.

Costa E., Gigante G.E., Massaro E., Fiacconi S. and Piro L., "Temperature dependence of a BGO-CsI(Tl) phoswich detector properties" Nuclear Instruments and Method in Physical Research A 257, 429-435, 1987.

Hanson A.L. and Gigante G.E. "Evaluation of geometrical contribution to the spread of Compton energy distribution" Physical Review A, vol. 40 Luglio 1989.

Hanson A.L., Gigante G.E. “The Assessment of Geometrical Effects on Compton Profile Measurements” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 280(2-3) 299-300   DOI: 10.1016/0168-9002(89)90921-2 (1989).

Conti P., Gigante G.E., Cifone M.G., Alesse E., Fieschi C., Bologna M. and Angeletti P.U., "Mitogen dose-dependent effect of weak pulsed electromagnetic field on lymphocyte blastogenesis" FEBS Letters 199(1),130-134, 1986.

Gigante G.E. and Sciuti S. "A large scattering angle Coherent/ Compton method for "in vitro" measurement of trabecular bone mineral concentration" Medical Physics,12(3), 321-326, 1985.

Gigante G.E., Pedraza L.J. and Sciuti S., "Analysis of metal alloys by Rayleigh to Compton ratios and X-ray fluorescence peaks in the 50 to 122 KeV energy range" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Phys. Research B 12,229-234, 1985.

Gigante G.E. and Sciuti S., "A multipurpose energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer for low, medium and high-Z materials analysis" International Journal Applied Radiation Isotopes 35(6), 481-88, 1984.

Conti P., Gigante G.E., Cifone M.G., Alesse E., Ianni G. and Angeletti P.U., "Reduced mitogenic stimulation of human lymphocytes by extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields" FEBS Letters 162 (1),156-60, 1983.

Gigante G.E., "Importance of geometric factors in X-ray emission spectrometry (XRS)" atti del Convegno Internazionale "X- ray Fluorescence (XRF and PIXE) in Medicine" published by Field Educational Italia, Roma, Aprile 1982.

Cirone R., Gigante G.E., Gualtieri G., Santucci S. and Picozzi P., "Rapid and accurate measurement of the thickness of thin films by an X-ray Fluorescence technique using a new background subtraction method" Thin Solid Films 88,81-85, 1982 .

Magrini A., Giacomello G., Gigante G.E., Salmi M., "Radioisotope X-ray Florescence Technique in the study of joint inflammation" European J. of Nuclear Medicine 4, 291-294, 1979.

Cesareo R. and Gigante G.E., "Multielemental X-ray fluorescence analysis of natural water by using a preconcentration technique with ion exchange resis" Air,Water and Soil Pollution 9, 99-111, 1978.

Cesareo R. and Gigante G.E., "X-ray energy spectrometry: Application in the study of the ion-exchange kinetics" International Journal Applied Radiation and Isotopes 28,301-305, 1977.