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The EUCLID (European Study on Clinical Diagnostic Reference Levels for X-ray Medical Imaging) project, a 33-month European Commission tender project run by the European Society of Radiology which began in August 2017, has come to a successful conclusion with the publication of European Commission Radiation Protection series publication 195: European study on clinical diagnostic reference levels for X-ray medical imaging.

The concept of Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) has been introduced to highlight unusually high or low patient...

Several major radiological societies have collaborated and co-published an important paper on the value contributed to healthcare by radiology, explaining also how that value may be measured, recognised and augmented. The paper was written by representatives of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), American College of Radiology (ACR), Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) and International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology...

December 2020 - This year saw three new centres awarded with certificates of excellence by the European Training Assessment Programme (ETAP 2.0) for the outstanding quality of their training programmes. Amongst the recently accredited centres is the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, one of Europe’s largest and most well-renowned university hospitals, which was awarded a Platinum certification. Joining it were Klinikum Wilhelmshaven in Germany, which was awarded a Silver certification, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden, which was awarded a Gold certification. ...

On November 8, tens of thousands of radiologists, radiographers and other medical professionals took part in the International Day of Radiology (IDoR). Engagement on the day was at an all-time high with people from all over the world embracing the theme, which was dedicated this year to all imaging professionals and their essential role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to the pandemic, this year saw people marking IDoR in new and innovative ways, acknowledging the contributions of imaging to...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is excited to be hosting the much-anticipated Children in Focus programme during the sixth ECR 2020 Highlight Week, taking place on October 20-21, 2020 on ESR Connect. The programme will make up part of a wide range of live and pre-recorded sessions related paediatric imaging and is being supported by the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR).

Children in Focus will include a live session titled ‘Medicolegal Dilemmas in Paediatric Radiology’ taking...