05/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission presented, on Friday 5 February, its Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA) Action Plan. Its aim: to improve the safety and quality of radiological and nuclear technologies for therapeutic purposes, such as mammography, computer tomography and other forms of radiological imaging, which often play a key role in the fight against cancer. The Commission also wants to secure the supply of radioisotopes for medical use and to maintain its position as a leading supplier on the world market, as well as to facilitate the technological development of these applications. SAMIRA is the first follow-up initiative to ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’, adopted on 3 February (see EUROPE 12650/1). It will be implemented through existing programmes in the fields of energy, health, research and innovation. See the action plan: https://bit.ly/3jk57tb (MF)