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The ESR joined the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) national workshop on improving radiology clinical and ancillary services on the island of Palau, which is located in the western Pacific Ocean, by sending a radiology expert to offer training and infrastructural advice.   The joint mission is a result of the IAEA-ESR practical agreement on cooperation in the area of diagnostic imaging signed earlier this year.

Over a number of years, the ESR has established a productive working relationship with different departments...

Monday, December 11, 2017 (ESR, Vienna) – The European Society of Radiology (ESR) announces the launch of a new ESR iGuide web portal to widen access to the ESR imaging referral guidelines. To be launched by the European Congress of Radiology 2018 (February 28–March 4), the stand-alone version of the ESR iGuide clinical decision support system is designed to help ESR members, referring physicians, healthcare organisations and EU and IAEA member states comply with European and international radiation protection standards....

Monday, November 20, 2017 (ESR, Vienna/Zagreb) – The ESR co-organised an IAEA regional workshop on justification and appropriate use of imaging in Zagreb from October 26-28. Part of an ongoing collaboration on issues of common interest with IAEA, the workshop, led by the IAEA’s Radiation Protection of Patients Unit (RPOP), allowed the ESR to present its work on justification, imaging referral guidelines and clinical decision support to radiologists and officials from 18 European countries.

The workshop served as a forum...

The International Day of Radiology (IDOR) was celebrated for the sixth time on November 8, this year focusing on emergency radiology and was joined by supporters all around the world. 

More than 160 radiology-related professional societies from around the world participated in the International Day of Radiology 2017, holding a range of different events to celebrate, such as public lectures, department open days, national media appearances, and press events. A comprehensive list can be found on the IDOR homepage....

Monday, October 30, 2017 (ESR, Vienna) – Abstract submission for the forthcoming ECR 2018 closed on October 15, with a record of 7,200 submitted abstracts. A stunning increase of almost 20% in submitted papers puts the ECR above the previously unreached 3,000 papers mark. Taking into consideration that the European Society of Radiology (ESR) already saw a high in abstract submission for its previous congress (ECR 2017), this is an outstanding result in times where most congresses are experiencing shrinking...