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 Information

PIANOFORTE

Grant agreement ID: 101061037

EC signature date 8 June 2022

Start date 1 June 2022

End date 31 May 2029

Funded under

• Euratom Research and Training Programme (EURATOM)

Total cost

€ 45 252 944,69

EU contribution

€ 29 414 410,82

Coordinated by

AUTORITE DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE ET DE RADIOPROTECTION
France

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (50)

Third periodic report to the EC in accordance with the provisions of the consortium contract

Periodic report

Rules and guidelines for the support of: 1) courses, 2) the mobility programme for PhD students and early career researchers, 3) CPD for RP professionals
RRADEW - Scenario matrix

Scenario matrix

Terms of reference for the WP5 Infrastructures oversight committee, including criteria for evaluation of applications for WP5 funds
DISCOVER - Data set on SC-transcriptomic profiling, DNA methylation and proteomic analysis in irradiated cerebellum

Data set on SC-transcriptomic profiling, DNA methylation and proteomic analysis in irradiated cerebellum

Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for first call

Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for each call

Call documents: governance of the Call and evaluation document, call text,Guidelines for applicants, proposal templates, for the PIANOFORTE open Call 3
Call documents: governance of the Call and evaluation document, call text,Guidelines for applicants, proposal templates, for the PIANOFORTE open Call2
Stakeholder and Advisory Board composition, mission and rules
Information on projects selected for funding - call 1

Information on projects selected for funding- call 1

PREDICT - Report on source term description for nuclear bomb detonation

Report on source term description for nuclear bomb detonation

IMAGEOMICS - Initial specifications of system design parameters by means of simulation models dedicated for XFCT applications in breast cancer imaging

Initial specifications of system design parameters by means of simulation models dedicated for XFCT applications in breast cancer imaging

Guidelines on integration of social sciences and humanities
Call documents: governance of the Call and evaluation document, call text,Guidelines for applicants, proposal templates, for the PIANOFORTE open Call1
2nd report on the received applications, evaluation, consultation with PIANOFORTE beneficiaries and final decision of the calls, including financial reporting of task 1, 2, 3 and 4.1

Report on the received applications, evaluation, consultation with PIANOFORTE beneficiaries and final decision of the calls, including financial reporting of task 1, 2, 3 and 4.1

IMMPRINT - Initial specifications of system design and integration parameters for the hybrid DF-XFCT

Initial specifications of system design and integration parameters for the hybrid DF-XFCT

SONORA - Analysis of the survey results
Criteria for financing a European PhD and early career researcher/professional association
Information on projects selected for funding - call 2
First report on the received applications, evaluation, consultation with PIANOFORTE beneficiaries and final decision of the calls, including financial reporting of task 1, 2, 3 and 4.1
Research priorities for the third open call
Report with the view on recommended clinical and research practices in moder proto therapy
Internal communication plan
CITISTRA - Sociological survey to define trusted public group

Sociological survey to define trusted public group

Annual work programme for year 3

Annual work programme

Update of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Strategy and plan for communication, dissemination and exploitation of results
General stakeholder recommendations for the PIANOFORTE open calls (call criteria, what partnership projects should look for wrt stakeholder activities).
External communication plan
PREDICT - Report defining important radionuclides at different time phases

Report defining important radionuclides at different time phases

IMMPRINT - Project implementation and action plan

Project implementation and action plan

Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for second call

Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for each call

First periodic report to the EC in accordance with the provisions of the consortium contract

Periodic report

Research priorities for the second open call
Research priorities for the first open call
Report on a sustainable E&T infrastructure, including subtask 4.4.2
First version of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Annual work programme for year 4 (M33)

Annual work programme

Document describing the identified protocols and related qualification criteria on selected infrastructure classes
Ranked list of eligible projects to be funded from the joint international peer review of full proposals for the PIANOFORTE open Call 2
PREDICT - Report of influence of blast type on physicochemical characteristics

Report of influence of blast type on physicochemical characteristics

Conclusions from the Proton Therapy workshops
Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for third call

Stakeholder comments on Exeboard suggestion for call topics & criteria from connected entities (3.1.1), SAB (3.3.1) and online consultations of target groups (3.4.3) for each call

Second periodic report to the EC in accordance with the provisions of the consortium contract

Periodic report

Ranked list of eligible projects to be funded from the joint international peer review of full proposals for the PIANOFORTE open Call 1
3rd Report on the received applications, evaluation, consultation with PIANOFORTE beneficiaries and final decision of the calls, including financial reporting of task 1, 2, 3 and 4.1
E-survey on public understanding of radiation protection issues
Ranked list of eligible projects to be funded from the joint international peer review of full proposals for the PIANOFORTE open Call 3
Stakeholder topical meetings - overview and input results to the Research Calls within the Partnership

Stakeholder topical meetings – overview and input results to the Research Calls within the Partnership

Annual work programme for year 2

Data Management Plan (10)

PREDICT - Establishing of the management structures and data management plan of the PREDICT project

Establishing of the management structures and data management plan of the PREDICT project

SONORA - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

CITISTRA - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

VERIFIED - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

RADDEW - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

IMMPRINT - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

DISCOVER - Data management plan

Data management plan

Data Management Plan
IMAGEOMICS - Production of data management plan,

Production of data management plan,

LutADose - Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Dissemination video
SONORA - Dedicated project website

Dedicated project website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (24)

Quantitative performance of a 3D CZT and conventional SPECT/CT for Tb-161 imaging

Author(s): Victor Nuttens, Laetitia Imbert, Astrid Delker, Michel Koole
Published in: EJNMMI Physics, Issue 13, 2026, ISSN 2197-7364
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S40658-025-00827-3

Current landscape of DNA and RNA modification detection tools for nanopore long-read sequencing

Author(s): Joanna Tobiasz, Joanna Polanska
Published in: Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems, Issue 21, 2025, ISSN 1896-530X
Publisher: Index Copernicus
DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0055.5417

A response to the Vancouver call for action: addressing the needs of early career scientists in radiation protection

Author(s): Ämilie L. Degenhardt, Patrizia Kunert, Viktoria Herzner, Sehajpreet Gill, Nazanin Love, Jad Abuhamed, Giorgia Stendardo, Kim Lea Sennhenn, Warren A. John, Prabal Subedi
Published in: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, Issue 64, 2025, ISSN 0301-634X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00411-025-01145-Z

Radon diagnostics using low-cost continuous monitors and air exchange rate measurement – a case study in a residential building

Author(s): Katerina Navratilova Rovenska, Miroslav Vanek, Radim Moznar, Martin Kaschner, Elena Castaño Casco, Shahed Khan, Esther Osei Akuo-ko, Ilaria Rocchetti, Ondrej Parizek, Jan Lenk, Marcela Adamova, Oana Elena Peneoasu, Lukas Mareda
Published in: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 2025, ISSN 0301-634X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00411-025-01167-7

Empowering communities: the impact of citizen science on radon measurement and mitigation

Author(s): Meritxell Martell, Tanja Perko
Published in: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 2026, ISSN 0301-634X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00411-025-01181-9

Effect of radiotherapy on the DNA cargo and cellular uptake mechanisms of extracellular vesicles

Author(s): Szatmári, T., Balázs, K., Csordás, I.B. et al.
Published in: Strahlenther Onkol, Issue 199, 2023, ISSN 0179-7158
Publisher: Urban und Vogel Medien und Medizin Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-023-02098-2

Development of a novel 3D-printed dynamic anthropomorphic thorax phantom for evaluation of four-dimensional computed tomography

Author(s): Didier Lustermans, Roua Abdulrahim, Vicki Trier Taasti, Juliane Szkitsak, Evita Švėgždaitė, Sarina Clarkin, Brigitte Reniers, Frank Verhaegen, Gabriel Paiva Fonseca
Published in: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, Issue 32, 2024, ISSN 2405-6316
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PHRO.2024.100656

3865 A standardized workflow for developing highly-realistic 3D-printed anthropomorphic phantoms

Author(s): Tim H.A. Stassen, Didier Lustermans, Luana de Freitas Nascimento, Frank Verhaegen, Gabriel Paiva Fonseca
Published in: Radiotherapy and Oncology, Issue 206, 2025, ISSN 0167-8140
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(25)02015-8

Towards a European prospective data registry for particle therapy

Author(s): Grau, C., Dasu, A., Troost, E.G.C et al.
Published in: Radiotherapy and Oncology, Issue 196, 2024, ISSN 0167-8140
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110293

Development of a novel 3D-printed dynamic anthropomorphic thorax phantom for evaluation of four-dimensional computed tomography

Author(s): Lustermans D., Abdulrahim R., Trier Taasti V., Szkitsak J., Švėgždaitė E., Clarkin S., Reniers B., Verhaegen F., Paiva Fonseca G.
Published in: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, Issue 32, 2024, ISSN 2405-6316
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PHRO.2024.100656

Solvent-Dependent Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles: A Comparative Study on Polymers and the Influence of Their Molecular Weight in Water and Ethanol

Author(s): Marilyn Kaul, Rolf Lennart Vanselow, Ahmed Y. Sanin, Ulf D. Kahlert, Christoph Janiak
Published in: Chemistry, Issue 7, 2025, ISSN 2624-8549
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/CHEMISTRY7050159

Revisiting artifact spread function evaluation in digital breast tomosynthesis systems

Author(s): Jesus G. Ovejero, Miguel Alarcia, José Carlos Barba, Belén Cabañero, José Antonio Cuesta, Ana García-Sanz, José Miguel Megías, Julia Garayoa, Margarita Chevalier
Published in: Physica Medica, Issue 133, 2025, ISSN 1120-1797
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EJMP.2025.104982

Physica Medica

Author(s): Chatzipapas, K.P., Tran, H.N., Dordevic, M., et al.
Published in: Physica Medica, Issue 127, 2024, ISSN 1120-1797
Publisher: Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.104839

The scientific nature of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model used in the system of radiological protection

Author(s): Wojcik, A., Zölzer, F.
Published in: Radiat Environ Biophys, Issue 63, 2024, ISSN 0301-634X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-024-01092-1

The PIANOFORTE Partnership: Elevating European research for enhanced radiation protection

Author(s): Garnier-Laplace, J., Gariel, J.C., Vanhavere, F., Rauser, F., Wojcik, A., Ainsbury, E.A., Bouffler, S., Davídková, M., Kalita, T., Hoeschen, C.
Published in: EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol., 2025, ISSN 2491-9292
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/EPJN/2025009

Quantitative stakeholder-driven assessment of radiation protection issues via a PIANOFORTE online survey

Author(s): Groma, V., Madas, B., Rauser, F. et al.
Published in: Radiat Environ Biophys, Issue 63, 2024, ISSN 1432-2099
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-024-01084-1

The vital role of radiation protection research in Europe’s future: a PIANOFORTE white paper

Author(s): Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace, Jean-Christophe Gariel, Filip Vanhavere, Florian Rauser, Andrzej Wojcik, Elizabeth A Ainsbury, Simon Bouffler, Marie Davídková, Tomasz Kalita, Christoph Hoeschen
Published in: Journal of Radiological Protection, 2025, ISSN 0952-4746
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ADC7C0

Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE), a natural polyphenol to increase the therapeutic window for lung adenocarcinomas

Author(s): Prades-Sagarra, E., Laarakker, F., Dissy, J. et al.
Published in: Radiotherapy and Oncology, Issue 190, 2024, ISSN 0167-8140
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.110021

Comparison of scatter and partial volume correction techniques for quantitative SPECT imaging of 225Ac

Author(s): Grigory Liubchenko, Guido Böning, Mikhail Rumiantcev, Adrian J. Zounek, Mathias J. Zacherl, Gabriel Sheikh, Sandra Resch, Rudolf A. Werner, Sibylle I. Ziegler, Astrid Delker
Published in: EJNMMI Physics, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2197-7364
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S40658-025-00800-0

Comparative analysis of synthesis techniques for citrate-capped gold nanoparticles: insights into optimized wet-chemical approaches for controlled morphology and stability

Author(s): Sarah Salloum, Juliana Rüther, Zübeyde Celik, Christoph Janiak
Published in: Nanoscale, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/D5NR02727F

Position in proton Bragg curve influences DNA damage complexity and survival in head and neck cancer cells

Author(s): Tim Heemskerk, Celebrity Groenendijk, Marta Rovituso, Ernst van der Wal, Wouter van Burik, Konstantinos Chatzipapas, Danny Lathouwers, Roland Kanaar, Jeremy M.C. Brown, Jeroen Essers
Published in: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, Issue 51, 2025, ISSN 2405-6308
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CTRO.2024.100908

PP23.04 X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IMAGING USING BRAGG DIFFRACTIONBASED FOCUSING WITH GRAPHITE OPTICS: A SIMULATION STUDY

Author(s): K. Kumar, M. Fachet, C. Hoeschen
Published in: Physica Medica, Issue 125, 2024, ISSN 1120-1797
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EJMP.2024.103826

Fetal Radiation Dose in Common Diagnostic Radiology Procedures for Pregnant Patients: Findings from In-Phantom Measurements.

Author(s): Tomic A., Brkic H., Turk T., Kasabaši´M., Bjelobrk I., Kralik I., De Monte F., Zancopè N., Lombardi R., Majer M., et al.
Published in: Applied Science, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/APP15031143

PP09.06 ARE ALUMINIUM SPHERES PHANTOMS SUITABLE TO EVALUATE ARTIFACT SPREAD FUNCTION IN DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGING SYSTEMS?

Author(s): Ovejero, J.G., Alarcia, M., Barba, J.C., Cabañero, B., Cuesta, J.A.., García-Sanz, A., Megías, J.M., Garayoa, J., Chevalier, M.
Published in: Physica Medica, 2025, ISSN 1120-1797
Publisher: Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.103798