The RCR produces a range of publications including standards for the delivery of high-quality radiology services, guidance on good practice and workforce reports.

Publications are reviewed regularly by the Clinical Radiology Professional Support and Standards Board to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date.

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Spring 2026

Within ten years of retirement? What you need to think about

This guide is for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists who are approaching retirement or starting to think about their next steps.

Spring 2026

Post-deployment monitoring and safety reporting of AI medical imaging devices in clinical practice

This guidance was developed by an expert panel, including Clinical Oncologists and Clinical Radiologists and incorporates feedback following a public consultation.

Autumn 2025

PACS procurement tips and tricks

Guidance on how to streamline the process of procuring or replacing a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

Autumn 2025

Guidance on screening and symptomatic breast imaging, fifth edition

Guidance on screening and symptomatic breast imaging, fifth edition replaces the Guidance on screening and symptomatic breast imaging, fourth edition

Autumn 2025

Standards for interpretation and reporting of imaging investigations, third edition

Standards for the reporting and interpretation of imaging investigations provide a baseline that all radiology reports should achieve, so that the quality and consistency of imaging interpretation can be assured.

Summer 2025

Guidance following the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex

We have joined forces with the Society of Radiographers (SoR) to issue joint guidance on the implications for service delivery, patient care, and workforce management in imaging and oncology services.

Spring 2025

Diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection in the emergency department

This guideline seeks to provide a consensus opinion with regard to which patients should be considered for CT scanning (the diagnostic modality of choice) while accepting that this is still an area of considerable controversy and concern.

Spring 2025

Application of the Records management code of practice to radiology record retention protocols

The purpose of this document is to interpret the NHSX Records management code of practice for health and social care from a radiology digital record perspective, providing guidance to radiology staff, information technology (IT) departments and system vendors on the implications of the Code for radiology record retention and how these might be addressed using digital solutions.

Winter 2025

The diagnostic radiology life cycle guidance

In this document, we define a standard workflow for diagnostic imaging episodes (The “Diagnostic Radiology Life Cycle”) from the point of referral to result delivery by defining and detailing each of the timepoints on the journey of an examination through three key stages: pre-acquisition, image acquisition and post-acquisition.

Winter 2025

Good practice guidance for enabling equitable access to clinical imaging referrals for registered healthcare professionals working in advancing practice roles

When determining access to clinical imaging requesting, inconsistencies remain across services. The guidance has been co-developed by the Royal College of Radiologists, the Society and College of Radiographers, the Royal College of Nursing, and NHS England. It is supported by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Centre for Advancing Practice.

Autumn 2024

AI deployment fundamentals for medical imaging

This guidance aims to provide minimum standards for providers to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in radiology and focuses on the period between the algorithm achieving regulatory approval and its business-as-usual deployment.

Autumn 2024

Sedation, analgesia and anaesthesia in radiology, third edition

Safe use of sedation and analgesia can reduce the burden on healthcare systems by more prudent use of general anaesthesia and inpatient resources.

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