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Topic 1: Investigating the effects of temporal and spatial variations in dose delivery on the risk of health effects.

BIOMBRT

Unravelling the biological mechanisms of normal tissue preservation in spatially fractionated minibeam radiation therapy

FORRCE

Framework for outcomes of radionuclide radiation on cellular environment

PRESTO

Proton therapy enhancement by spatially fractionated treatment optimization

Topic 2: Developing an integrated approach for risk assessment and evaluation from environmental exposure to ionising radiation.

MULTIPLEX

Metrics used to link stressors for integrated protection of living organisms exposed to radiological and non-radioactive hazards

LCA4NORM

Integration of exposure to enhanced natural radioactivity into life cycle assessment

Topic 3: Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data techniques to improve emergency response – covering radiological impact assessments, decision support, data collection response and recovery strategies and public engagement, communication and education.

CIThARA

Citizen engagement, AI-supported decision and trust for radiological impact assessment and emergency response

Topic 1: Developing a knowledge base for a better understanding of disease pathogenesis of ionising radiation-induced cancer to improve risk assessment

Topic 2: Ensure readiness and scientific knowledge to support environmental impact assessment and emergency preparedness and response for novel nuclear technologies

GIROSCOPE

Guidance for Innovative Reactor Off-Site Consequences, Planned and Emergency

CATAPULT

Comprehensive Assessment and Preparedness for Emerging Nuclear Technologies

Topic 4: Implementation of new and optimized radiation therapy approaches for better targeting to protect healthy tissues better against detrimental effects of incising radiation.

KAYAC+

Knowledge on outcome of adolescent and young adults with cancer

DOSELIA

Computing whole-body radiation dose distributions and subsequent cancer risks from modern radiotherapy techniques in paediatric patients

EMPATHY

Evaluation and optimization of proton arc therapy

Topic 1: Developing a knowledge base for a better understanding of disease pathogenesis of ionising radiation-induced cancer to improve risk assessment.

Discover

Dissecting radlation effects into the Cerebellum micrOenVironmEnt driving tumour pRomotion.

Topic 2: Individualised diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedures with regard to optimisation of the benefit/risk ratio.

SONORA

Safe, optimized and personalized radiology and radiotherapy procedures for pregnant patients.

LutADose

Personalized dosimetry to improve the clinical outcome of prostate cancer patients.

VERIFIED

In vivo patient-specific real-time dosimetry for adaptive radiotherapy.

IMAGEOMICS

Optimizing Benefit/Risk Ratio in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Radiotherapy.

IMMPRINT

Integrated molecular Imaging for Personalized Biomarker-based Breast Cancer Characterization.

Topic 3: Development of risk assessment and risk management approaches and technological capabilities to cope with scenarios arising from threats due to war or armed conflicts situations or natural disasters taking into consideration social, ethical and legal issues.

CITISTRA

Citizen measurements as complementary radiation monitoring in threats due to conflict.

RRADEW

Resilience to RADiological Events in Wartime.

PREDICT

ImPRovements in atmospheric dispErsion moDellIng and proteCTive action strategies.

ABOUT

PIANOFORTE research partnership aims to improve knowledge and promote innovation in the field of radiation protection for the benefit of better protection of the public, patients, workers and the environment in all scenarios of exposure to ionizing radiation.

FUNDING

This partnership has received funding from the European Union’s “EURATOM” research and innovation program under the 101061037 grant agreement.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection
Av De La Division Leclerc 31
Fontenay Aux Roses 92260, France
https://www.asnr.fr

2025