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The News and Media section of the website provides the latest information on activities within the College, and the clinical radiology and radiation oncology professions.

Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
06 May 2020

Position Statement: Safety must come first when resuming clinical radiology and radiation oncology services during COVID-19

Given the success seen in Australia and New Zealand to flatten the COVID-19 incidence curve, RANZCR strongly recommends a cautious, gradual and safety-first return to normal service provision. COVID-19 will continue to impact...
Clinical Radiology
04 May 2020

Media Release: RANZCR welcomes announcement that SA Medical Imaging will remain in public ownership

The Royal Australian and New Zealand of College of Radiologists (RANZCR) welcomes the Government of South Australia’s announcement that SA Medical Imaging (SAMI) will remain in public ownership as a single entity. In its...
Radiation Oncology
29 April 2020

Media Release - Radiation oncologists urge patients to continue their radiation therapy

Radiation oncologists are concerned that cancer patients are either not attending their required consultations or discontinuing their treatment after making incorrect assumptions about the safety, availability or capacity of...
24 April 2020

Media release: RANZCR calls on Government to ensure patient access to clinical radiology services

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly and severely affected private and community-based radiology services in Australia. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) is calling on the Federal Government to...
23 April 2020

New guidelines for CT chest and chest radiograph reporting in patients with suspected COVID-19

Endorsed by the Australia and New Zealand Society of Thoracic Radiology and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, April 2020  These guidelines have been produced based on the available medical literature...
Clinical Radiology
21 April 2020

Position Statement: Prioritising Imaging during COVID-19

20 April 2020 Delivery of care in clinical radiology requires close personal contact with patients who may be suspected or known cases of COVID-19 receiving care related to COVID-19 or related to other disease(s)....
Clinical Radiology
21 April 2020

Media Release: Patients urged to continue getting necessary medical imaging during COVID-19 Lockdown

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) fears that patients are not receiving essential and necessary imaging during the COVID-19 lockdown. Community radiology practices across New Zealand are...
Clinical Radiology
15 April 2020

Position Paper: A Road Map for Advancing IR and INR in Australia and New Zealand

The Road Map for Advancing Interventional Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology in Australia and New Zealand outlines the current and long-term contextual environment of interventional radiology (IR) and interventional...
Clinical Radiology
14 April 2020

Position Statement: Artificial Intelligence and COVID-19

RANZCR supports research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other advanced medical imaging technologies to assist in the clinical care of patients with COVID-19. However, RANZCR does not recommend the use of CT imaging to...
Clinical Radiology
09 April 2020

New position statement: Advice on appropriate use of CT throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

RANZCR has released a position statement on the appropriate use of CT during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in relation to patients undergoing emergency surgery.  RANZCR recognises the need for our surgical colleagues to...