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Partnership for european research in radiation protection and detection of ionising radiation : towards a safer use and improved protection of the environment and human health.

Project description

European research to improve protection from radiation

The Joint Road Map for radiation protection in Europe was developed during the EU-funded CONCERT project. Its aim was to provide the highest level of European radiation protection. The EU-funded PIANOFORTE project will continue the work by improving radiological protection of the public, patients, workers and the environment in all exposure scenarios. PIANOFORTE will provide solutions and recommendations for optimised protection in line with the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Radiation. PIANOFORTE will prioritise medical applications considering that medical exposures are the largest artificial source of exposure and that a top priority of the European Commission is the fight against cancer.

Objective

The ambition of the PIANOFORTE Partnership is to improve radiological protection of members of the public, patients, workers and environment in all exposure scenarios and provide solutions and recommendations for optimised protection in accordance with the Basic Safety Standards. Research projects focusing on identified research and innovation priorities will be selected through a serie of three competitive open calls.
The input to define the research priorities will be based on the priorities defined in the Joint Road Map (JRM) developed during the H2020 CONCERT EJP but also on the results of ongoing H2020 projects and on the expectations expressed by other actions carried out in other European programmes, in particular the SAMIRA action plan. High priority will be dedicated to medical applications considering that 1) medical exposures are, by far, the largest artificial source of exposure of the European population and 2) the fight against cancer is a top priority of the present European Commission. In order to ensure an appropriate continuity in the research goals and methodologies, in line with the contents of the CONCERT JRM, two other priorities have been identified to further understand and reduce uncertainties associated with health risk estimates for exposure at low doses in order to consolidate regulations and improve practices and to further enhance a science-based European methodology for emergency management and long-term recovery.
Once the research priorities defined, the open call system will promote excellence in science and widening participation through a process open to the whole radiation protection community. Beyond the research actions, the selected projects will be able to benefit from the system of sharing and mutualisation of infrastructures that will be implemented at the European level. This will be accompanied by education and training schemes for health workforce and young scientists to increase Europe’s research capacity in the field.

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EURATOM-COFUND - EURATOM Cofund Actions

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Call for proposal

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01

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Coordinator

AUTORITE DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE ET DE RADIOPROTECTION
Net EU contribution

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€ 16 381 006,18
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RUE LOUIS LEJEUNE 15
92541 Montrouge Cedex
France

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine
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Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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€ 25 458 966,16

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