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Overview

Alfredo Polo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a significant concentration on subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Radiation, Oncology, Economics and Econometrics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their scholarly work addresses key topics within oncology and radiotherapy, encompassing Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments.

Alfredo Polo has authored multiple recent publications, notable among them:

  • Radiotherapy resources in Africa: an International Atomic Energy Agency update and analysis of projected needs, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • Examining geographic accessibility to radiotherapy in Canada and Greenland for indigenous populations: Measuring inequities to inform solutions, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Leveling Up the Access to Radiation Therapy in Latin America: Economic Analysis of Investment, Equity, and Inclusion Opportunities Up to 2030, 2022, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Geographic Accessibility and Availability of Radiotherapy in Ghana, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • Radiotherapy prioritization in 143 national cancer control plans: Correlation with radiotherapy machine availability, geography and income level, 2022, Radiotherapy and Oncology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Alfredo Polo include Eduardo Zubizarreta, May Abdel-Wahab, Meritxell Mallafré-Larrosa, Varsha Hande, and Surbhi Grover.

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • JCO Global Oncology
  • International Journal for Equity in Health
  • The Lancet Oncology

Best Publications

  • Long-term effects of municipal solid waste compost application on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass

    J.C Garcı́a-Gil;C Plaza;P Soler-Rovira;A Polo

  • Physical, chemical, and biochemical mechanisms of soil organic matter stabilization under conservation tillage systems: A central role for microbes and microbial by-products in C sequestration

    César Plaza;Denis Courtier-Murias;José M. Fernández;Alfredo Polo

  • Growth, yield and solute content of barley in soils treated with sewage sludge under semiarid Mediterranean conditions

    M. Carmen Antolín;Inmaculada Pascual;Carlos García;Alfredo Polo

  • Microbial activity in pig slurry-amended soils under semiarid conditions

    C. Plaza;D. Hernández;J.C. García-Gil;A. Polo

  • A comparative survey of recent results on humic-like fractions in organic amendments and effects on native soil humic substances

    Nicola Senesi;César Plaza;Gennaro Brunetti;Alfredo Polo

  • Long-term effects of amendment with municipal solid waste compost on the elemental and acidic functional group composition and pH-buffer capacity of soil humic acids

    J.C Garcı́a-Gil;S.B Ceppi;M.I Velasco;A Polo

  • Molecular and Quantitative Analysis of Metal Ion Binding to Humic Acids from Sewage Sludge and Sludge-Amended Soils by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    César Plaza;Gennaro Brunetti;Nicola Senesi;Alfredo Polo

  • Effects of sewage sludge amendment on humic acids and microbiological properties of a semiarid Mediterranean soil

    J. C. García-Gil;C. Plaza;N. Senesi;G. Brunetti

  • Biochemical properties and barley yield in a semiarid Mediterranean soil amended with two kinds of sewage sludge

    José M. Fernández;César Plaza;Juan C. García-Gil;Alfredo Polo

  • Effects of municipal solid waste compost and sewage sludge on mineralization of soil organic matter

    Filipe Pedra;Alfredo Polo;Alexandra B. Ribeiro;Herminia Domingues

  • Detection of Copper(II) and zinc(II) binding to humic acids from pig slurry and amended soils by fluorescence spectroscopy

    Diana Hernández;César Plaza;Nicola Senesi;Alfredo Polo

  • Influence of one or two successive annual applications of organic fertilisers on the enzyme activity of a soil under barley cultivation.

    Isidora Marcote;Teresa Hernández;Carlos Garcı́a;Alfredo Polo

  • Enzyme activities in vineyard soils long-term treated with copper-based fungicides.

    David Fernández-Calviño;David Fernández-Calviño;Pedro Soler-Rovira;Alfredo Polo;Montserrat Díaz-Raviña

  • Response of different soil organic matter pools to biochar and organic fertilizers

    César Plaza;Beatrice Giannetta;José M. Fernández;Esther G. López-de-Sá

  • Binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by humic acids formed during composting

    César Plaza;Baoshan Xing;José M. Fernández;Nicola Senesi

  • Organic matter humification by vermicomposting of cattle manure alone and mixed with two-phase olive pomace.

    C. Plaza;R. Nogales;N. Senesi;E. Benitez

  • Carbon mineralization in an arid soil amended with thermally-dried and composted sewage sludges

    José M. Fernández;César Plaza;Diana Hernández;Alfredo Polo

  • Effect of water deficit on microbial characteristics in soil amended with sewage sludge or inorganic fertilizer under laboratory conditions

    Inmaculada Pascual;M Carmen Antolín;Carlos García;Alfredo Polo

  • Effect of the application of a municipal refuse compost on the physical and chemical properties of a soil

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  • Humic acid-like fractions in raw and vermicomposted winery and distillery wastes

    Esperanza Romero;César Plaza;Nicola Senesi;Rogelio Nogales

  • Plant availability of heavy metals in a soil amended with a high dose of sewage sludge under drought conditions

    Inmaculada Pascual;M. Carmen Antolín;Carlos García;Alfredo Polo

Frequent Co-Authors

César Plaza
César Plaza Spanish National Research Council
Nicola Senesi
Nicola Senesi University of Bari Aldo Moro
José M. García Fernández
José M. García Fernández University of Seville
Gennaro Brunetti
Gennaro Brunetti University of Bari Aldo Moro
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz University of Navarra
Manuel Arias-Estévez
Manuel Arias-Estévez Universidade de Vigo
Teresa Hernández
Teresa Hernández Spanish National Research Council
Montserrat Díaz-Raviña
Montserrat Díaz-Raviña Spanish National Research Council
Gabriel Gascó
Gabriel Gascó Technical University of Madrid
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst

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