title: Research methodology in the "Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica (AIRO)".
abstract: The research methodology in the "Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia (AIRO)" (The Italian Association of Radiation Oncology) is presented according to two interconnected aspects: the consensus research on similar projects with other Scientific Associations and the clinical research carried out in the ten years of life of the Association. The mechanism of the "Federazione Intersocietaria" (Federation of Associations) with the Radiology, Oncology and Physics Associations can be a stimulant to broaden the horizons and feasibility of cancer research which is one of the main causes of mortality and which is increasing due to the population aging. The results of three national multicentric trials on the clinical research on cancer of the rectum, oropharynx and in the elderly, are reported. The study methodology, based on the clinical evidence and multidisciplinarity, shows that the time is ripe for a development of research and, if coordinated by the Association, it would contribute to the prestige and importance of the Italian Radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Radioterapia, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, AUSL Ravenna, Viale Randi 5, 48100 Ravenna, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emiliani
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends