British Institute of Radiology

Professor Stephen Keevil was inaugurated as president of The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) in an event held on the International Day of Radiology and World Radiography Day, on November 8, 2022. In his acceptance speech, Professor…
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Several awards were presented at The British Institute of Radiology’s annual congress last September. Among them was the BJR/Jusha Early Career Investigator Award. This was presented to Dr Wali Bader and team from Rosalind Franklin…
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The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has appointed Sara Purdy as its chief executive. She succeeds Simon Thompson who held the position for the last five years and has a new role as chief executive of The Geological Society. Purdy…
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At the BIR Annual Congress the Barclay Medal was awarded to Dr Manish Devendra Mair and his team from the department of otorhinolaryngology at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust for his paper published in the British Journal of…
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The BIR Godfrey Hounsfield Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr Thomas Flohr at the BIR Annual Congress in September. The award was presented after his talk ‘A brief history of computed tomography – from Hounsfield’s brain scanner to…
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The BIR/Bayer Make it Better award has been given to Ruby Callister and team from St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for improving the patient imaging pathway of pelvic and acetabular fixation patients in terms of quality…
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Professor Stephen Keevil has become president of The British Institute of Radiology 2022-24, as Dr Sri Redla steps down after two years in office. Professor Keevil has been a supporter and member of the BIR for many years, serving on…
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The BIR has launched PET–CT Essentials 2022, a short video course for radiographers, physicists, radiologists and technologists. The course includes around three hours of engaging and memorable video, including explanation, illustration,…
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Winners of the British Journal of Radiology awards were announced at the annual congress of The British Institute of Radiology in November. The BIR Dr Prafulla Kumar Ganguli Award is given to an author for the best original case report…
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The BIR Godfrey Hounsfield Memorial Lecture was delivered by Professor Vicky Goh at The British Institute of Radiology’s annual congress in November. Professor Goh received her award after her talk on ‘PET-MR: integrating the best of both…
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