The greenest x-ray is the one that does not need retaking, according to Radiobotics
The SAMURAI-Fracture study is an Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust-sponsored study that will evaluate the real-world impact of implementing Radiobotics’ AI-powered fracture detection tool RBfracture in clinical workflows across four NHS trusts in the Thames Valley. Radiobotics points out that RBfracture can help emergency departments read x-rays correctly the first time. “Here’s the thing about a missed fracture: it doesn’t just hurt the patient, it cascades into follow-up appointments, additional scans and more clinician hours,” the company states. “All precisely at the moment the NHS has none of those to spare.
“RBfracture is built to catch what could be missed the first time, in the room where the decision happens, which means fewer of those cascades downstream. Fewer repeat appointments means less wasted capacity. That’s not adjacent to the NHS’s net zero ambitions, it’s the same arithmetic, just measured in clinician minutes instead of carbon.”
Radiobotics has committed to net zero by 2050, with a published carbon reduction plan and near-term targets.
Picture: Radiobotics carbon usage.
Read this report on page 11 of the August 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.
