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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
13 November 2018

Australian Government must find solutions to patient data security concerns, AI summit will hear

Healthcare innovation in Australia will be hampered and more privacy breaches are likely if Australia’s policymakers and legislators fail to develop better ways to use patient information while preserving...
Clinical Radiology
30 October 2018

RANZCR Submission to the Report from the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee – Breast Imaging

It is RANZCR’s position that radiology services should be provided to patients at one attendance when it is clinically appropriate. The decision to image a patient on a separate day should be made on clinical grounds and not...
Clinical Radiology
30 October 2018

RANZCR response to the Report from the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee – Nuclear Medicine

RANZCR welcomes the approach by the DICC – Nuclear Medicine to simplify and streamline the nuclear medicine items and abolish obsolete and NK items. Consolidating items and removing specifications for imaging modality will...
Clinical Radiology
16 May 2018

New Zealand Patient Care Must Be Protected By HPCAA

An amendment to the draft Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCAA) is vital to ensure New Zealand patient care is not compromised, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has today...
Clinical Radiology
11 May 2018

Labour Budget Reply - Welcome News for Radiology Patients

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) welcomes Labor’s commitment to invest in radiology, announced in tonight’s Budget Reply. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists...
Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
08 May 2018

Budget Impact - A Missed Opportunity For Patients

The Turnbull Government has delivered another disappointing budget for the radiology and radiation oncology sectors. Dr Lance Lawler, President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), said...
Clinical Radiology
17 April 2018

Radiologists Working Harder and For Longer, New Data in Census Reveals

New figures show that radiologists are working even harder, staying in the profession longer and continuing to devote the vast majority of their time to direct patient care. The 2016 Clinical Radiology Workforce Census...
Clinical Radiology
16 April 2018

RANZCR Welcomes Reports of Potential MRI Medicare Rebate for Prostate Cancer Patients

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) is welcoming reports of a new Medicare rebate in the forthcoming Federal budget to help fund Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans for prostate cancer....
Clinical Radiology
05 April 2018

Three New Member Consultations - Quality and Standards

The College has released three new member consultations under the Quality and Standards umbrella.   Second Opinions in Medical Imaging Critical Test Result Notification Second Opinions by Clinical Radiologists - Role in...
Clinical Radiology
03 April 2018

Computed Tomography and Radiation Risks Update

In 2010 the Faculty of Clinical Radiology (FCR) developed a Position Statement on Computed Tomography and Radiation Risk to give guidance on radiation risk and using As Low As Reasonably Achievable Doses (ALARA principle). In...