Lei Wang , Charlotte Kelly , Arissa James , Arjun Bains , Frederick Lam , Linn Oo , Dina Saleh , Chiiyang Kuah , Catherine Blake , Benjamin Hunter , Zaid Awad , Dorothy Gujral
{"title":"The impact of haemoglobin and package time on head and neck squamous cell cancer outcomes after radical surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy","authors":"Lei Wang , Charlotte Kelly , Arissa James , Arjun Bains , Frederick Lam , Linn Oo , Dina Saleh , Chiiyang Kuah , Catherine Blake , Benjamin Hunter , Zaid Awad , Dorothy Gujral","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2026.100472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2026.100472","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147540721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shaping the UK radiology workforce: Two decades of diversity, progression, and training evolution – A national observational study","authors":"Shruti Rajendra , Behnam Shaygi","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2026.100471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2026.100471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>The UK continues to face radiology workforce pressures. This study examined how major policy events have shaped diversity and career timelines within the senior UK radiology workforce over nearly two decades.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>All radiologists added to the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register between 2006 and 2023 were identified via a Freedom of Information request. Gender and country of primary medical qualification (PMQ) were analysed, classifying radiologists as UK medical graduates (UKMGs) or international medical graduates (IMGs). The interval between PMQ and specialty registration was a surrogate proxy for overall progression. Temporal trends were assessed using Poisson, binomial logistic, and quantile regression, with interrupted time-series models assessing inflection points at 2012 (MMC), 2016 (Brexit), and 2020 (COVID-19).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Between 2006 and 2023, 4409 radiologists entered the GMC Specialist Register; 39.2% were women and 39.8% were IMGs from 80 countries. Annual registrations rose by +3.85%/year (p < 0.001) without significant change in female (β:+0.0045, p = 0.44) or IMG (β: 0.0045, p = 0.44) representation. Median time from PMQ to registration was 10 years (IQR: 9–13), 1 year longer for females (p < 0.001) and 4 years longer for IMGs (p < 0.001). The gender gap remained stable (interaction β:+0.029/year, p = 0.51), while the UKMG–IMG gap widened (interaction β:+0.224/year, p < 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The senior radiology workforce has expanded and remains internationally diverse, though gender representation has plateaued. Female radiologists and IMG radiologists had longer intervals to registration. Further work is needed to understand these differences, which may be due to differences in career breaks, migration and global changes in training pathways.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100471"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147409829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit: a pictorial review of diagnostic pitfalls in radiology-surgical discrepancies","authors":"Aiman Aslam, Jaffer Choudhary, Jie-Ying Kowa","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100428","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100428","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145619926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Missed carpometacarpal joint fracture-dislocation injury: the case for acute hand trauma imaging protocol review and education","authors":"Kofi Asante, Chinnoi Law","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100410","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100410","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100410"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145620059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating on-call MRI spine: a pictorial review of misses and essential checkpoints for radiology trainees","authors":"Joshua Wong, James Baren, Michelle Wei Xin Ooi","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100414","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145620063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Service evaluation of orbital ultrasound at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital","authors":"Amy Price, Reda Cerniauskaite, Alexandra Williams","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100440","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100440","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100440"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving knowledge and confidence of the resident doctors and nurses in radiological imaging: a ward-based quality improvement initiative","authors":"Sana Rasheed","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100443"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pitfalls when reporting PSMA PET-CT","authors":"Shiv Datta, Layla Badawy, Tauseef Ahmed, Malavika Nathan, Cindy Leung","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100422","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145622903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spot on! A collection of radiological excellence","authors":"Shruti Bodapati, Jennifer Williams","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100360","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100360","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145623393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiffany Xuan Ling Chin, Petrina Yi Xun Kong, Jie Rong Jerome Lee, Anandswaroop Uppaluri, Srujana Ganti
{"title":"What’s that bright spot? A collection of good spots on dual-energy CT studies","authors":"Tiffany Xuan Ling Chin, Petrina Yi Xun Kong, Jie Rong Jerome Lee, Anandswaroop Uppaluri, Srujana Ganti","doi":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100364","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rcro.2025.100364","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101248,"journal":{"name":"The Royal College of Radiologists Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100364"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145623381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}