Publications and Documents

ISR General

• ISRQSA Call for Action
• ISR Covid-19 resources for radiologists
• ISRQSA at RSNA 2017
• ISR at WHO World Health Assembly 2017

Recent ISR / ISR-endorsed publications

• The use of imaging in COVID-19—results of a global survey by the International Society of Radiology European Radiology, Sept. 2020 EuroMinnies 2021 Scientific Paper of the Year

• How to improve access to medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries? eClinicalMedicine, August 2021, endorsed by ISR

• Looking critically at the paradigm of radiation exposure from multiple imaging examinations Editorial published in European Radiology, Feb. 2022, approved by ISR Executive Committee

• The use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 ERJ Open Research, Sept 2022 Co-authored by ISRQSA Co-Chair G. Frija

Shared by member campaigns

• Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
• An Africa point of view on quality and safety in imaging
• Effectiveness of clinical imaging guidelines to reduce inappropriate head computed tomography imaging: a case of Uganda

IAEA

• International Radiation Basic Safety Standards (BSS)
• Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation- Safety Guide
• IAEA Safety Guide SSG-46 is Online: Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation

WHO

• WHO/IAEA guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
• Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030
• WHO: Use of chest imaging in COVID-19 – A rapid advice guide
• WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all
• Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer
• Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Health Care Settings
• Communicating radiation risks in pediatric imaging
• WHO List of priority medical devices for cancer treatment
• Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative
• Global Breast Cancer Initiative
• WHO-ICRQS Referral Guidelines Project, IRQN “Referral Guidelines for Diagnostic Imaging”
• WHA2014 statements

Other

• Publicly Available Radiation Dose Tracking APPS and Websites
• Radiological Safety and Quality – Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation
• Image Gently
• Image Wisely
• Choosing Wisely
• Bonn Call for Action
• Expanding global access to radiotherapy – a Lancet Oncology Commission
• Medical imaging and nuclear medicine – a Lancet Oncology Commission
• The use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19