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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
20 December 2017

New Standards for Teleradiology Media Release

Patients in Australia and New Zealand can expect improved healthcare services with a new set of standards governing teleradiology by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).   Teleradiology is a...
Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
18 December 2017

Updated ACHS Clinical Indicators for Radiology and Radiation Oncology

During 2017, the Faculties of Clinical Radiology and Radiation Oncology worked with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) to review the Clinical Indicators (CIs) for radiology and radiation oncology.   Both...
Clinical Radiology
13 December 2017

Australians are missing out on life-saving MRI

Australians are missing out on potentially life-saving Magnetic Resource Imaging (MRI) services due to chronic underfunding by successive Commonwealth governments. MRI is used to detect cancer and other life-threatening...
Clinical Radiology
12 December 2017

Planning for the Future of Interventional Radiology

For interventional radiology (IR) to reach its full potential stakeholders will require collaboration towards a common vision. It was for this reason that the College’s Interventional Radiology Committee (IRC) invited the...
08 December 2017

Introducing MyRANZCR: Our new online member portal

The College's new and improved online member portal, MyRANZCR, is now ready for use. The MyRANZCR portal has been redeveloped in response to member feedback and the findings of our 2016 member survey. MyRANZCR’s...
Radiation Oncology
05 December 2017

The RO Quality Improvement Committee are seeking two new members

  There are two new vacancies for radiation oncology fellows or educational affiliates to join the Faculty's Quality Improvement Committee for the term 2018-2020.   The Quality Improvement Committee aims to promote a...
Radiation Oncology
17 November 2017

Changes to the Format and Structure of the Radiation Oncology Phase 1 Examinations and Assessments

Recently, changes were approved by the Radiation Oncology Education and Training Committee and supported by the Faculty of Radiation Oncology Council regarding the format and structure of the Phase 1 Examination as well as...
Clinical Radiology
08 November 2017

RANZCR releases information video to mark International Day of Radiology 2017

The College is delighted to commemorate this year’s International Day of Radiology (IDoR) today with the release of an information video for consumers on the InsideRadiology website. The College has also developed a media...
Radiation Oncology
02 November 2017

Release of New Radiation Oncology Training Policies

Three new Radiation Oncology Training policies were released on 1 November 2017 which replace the Radiation Oncology Trainees in Difficulty Policy: Performance and Progression (Radiation Oncology) Policy. Remediation...
Radiation Oncology
21 October 2017

Concern at Underuse of Radiation Therapy in Cancer Treatment

Many Australian patients with cancer are missing out on the optimal use of radiation therapy in their treatment according to new data1 presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand...