IMAGEOMICS project offers PhD position at Uni Pavia

The IMAGEOMICS project, selected for funding under the PIANOFORTE initiative’s 2023 call, has established a PhD position in physics at the University of Pavia, Italy, beginning in October 2024. Research activities are oriented towards artificial-intelligence applications in medical physics. The title of the position is “Optimizing benefit/risk ratio in breast cancer diagnosis and radiotherapy: using … Read more

EC announces new call for tenders under SAMIRA action plan

On June 18th, a new call for tenders “SAMIRA study on criteria for acceptability of medical radiological equipment” was announced by the EC. Revision of the publication Radiation Protection Series 162 Criteria for Acceptability of Medical Radiological Equipment Used in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy will be accomplished over 24 months. Applications may be submitted … Read more

Take part in medical RP research in PIANOFORTE call 2

The PIANOFORTE partnership has launched its 2nd open call, with online submission open from April 30 until June 23. Official texts, guidelines and templates are available on this project webpage. With advocacy from EURAMED, medical radiation protection is strongly represented among the 4 topics of this call. Project proposals should address multidisciplinary and transnational research, and … Read more

Discover RP career opportunities at ECRad

On May 13 and 14, early career researchers in radiation protection from across Europe will network and discover career opportunities at the ECRad event at the Helmholtz Forschungszentrum Auditorium in Munich, Germany. The event is co-organised by the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS); Tampere University, Finland; Hasselt University, Belgium; and Belgian Nuclear Research … Read more

Roadmap on Medical Apps of Ionising Radiation released!

The European Union has published the Medical Applications of Ionising Radiation for Better Patients’ Lives: a European Research Roadmap, a major outcome of the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project that also builds on the challenges and research needs identified in its Strategic Research Agenda. Based on a patient-centric approach, the roadmap presents 8 potential breakthroughs that may … Read more

Register for the MEENAS webinar, Apr. 18

MEENAS represents six European radiation protection research platforms: MELODI, EURADOS, EURAMED, NERIS, ALLIANCE and SHARE. Each of these platforms has developed and is constantly updating its own Strategic Research Agenda (SRA). These SRAs are embedded into a Joint Roadmap in radiation protection research, and sometimes they are also part of larger SRAs. MEENAS has decided … Read more

PIANOFORTE releases its spring newsletter

Keep up to date on all the activities of the PIANOFORTE European Partnership for Radiation Protection Research with the March newsletter below. Interested radiation protection professionals are encouraged to consider the three upcoming events, which carry registration deadlines of March 24, 25 and 27. Links are included in the newsletter.

EUCAIM webinar elucidates its cancer image repository

The European Cancer Imaging Initiative’s flagship project, EUCAIM, will host a webinar on Thursday, March 14 from 10:00-11:30 CET. The project is developing a federated cancer image repository, which will be demonstrated after an introduction to the project and Cancer Image Europe platform. Please note registration is required. The webinar is intended for AI innovators … Read more

Apply today for a PIANOFORTE radiobiology intensive course

The PIANOFORTE project will sponsor an intensive course on the molecular, cellular and tissue effects of particle irradiation, which will take place from June 8–12 in Caen, France. An informational brochure is located below. The course is intended for young researchers, students, radiation protection officers and medical doctors. Space is limited, and applications should be … Read more

Tune in to these ECR open-access sessions on medical RP

The European Congress of Radiology 2024 (ECR 2024) is proud to feature a high number of sessions dedicated to quality and safety in imaging, showcasing the work and results of European collaborative projects, as well as ESR and EIBIR initiatives. These sessions are open access and can be watched live and on demand also by … Read more