PIANOFORTE: 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.

PIANOFORTE伙伴关系的目标是改善公众、患者、工人和环境在所有暴露情况下的辐射防护，并根据基本安全标准提供优化防护的解决方案和建议。研究项目的重点是确定的研究和创新重点，将通过一系列三次竞争性公开征集来选择。确定研究优先事项的输入将基于H2020 CONCERT EJP期间制定的联合路线图（JRM）中定义的优先事项，也将基于正在进行的H2020项目的结果以及其他欧洲项目（特别是SAMIRA行动计划）中开展的其他行动所表达的期望。将高度优先考虑医疗应用，因为1)医疗照射是迄今为止欧洲人口最大的人工照射源，2)防治癌症是目前欧洲委员会的首要优先事项。为了确保研究目标和方法的适当连续性，按照联合协调评估的内容，确定了另外两个优先事项，以进一步了解和减少与低剂量接触的健康风险估计有关的不确定性，以便巩固法规和改进做法，并进一步加强以科学为基础的欧洲应急管理和长期恢复方法。一旦确定了研究重点，公开征集系统将通过向整个辐射防护界开放的过程促进科学的卓越和扩大参与。除了研究行动之外，选定的项目将能够从将在欧洲层面实施的基础设施共享和共同化系统中受益。这将伴随着卫生工作者和年轻科学家的教育和培训计划，以增加欧洲在该领域的研究能力。

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.