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GET INVOLVED: SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
from Inside News September 2022
by RANZCR
The College’s Board establishes Special Interest Groups in areas of specific interest to the membership within clinical radiology and radiation oncology
Clinical Radiology Special Interest Groups
Australian and New Zealand Society of Thoracic Radiology (ANZSTR)
ANZSTR has been established to provide a networking platform for members with an interest in advancing knowledge, learning or clinical expertise in the area of thoracic radiology to communicate, meet and/or organise conferences to further this interest.
Australian and New Zealand Society for Paediatric Radiology (ANZSPR)
ANZSPR is a professional society for doctors with an interest in the medical imaging of children in Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring countries.
Abdominal Radiology Group Australia and New Zealand (ARGANZ)
ARGANZ is a not-for-profit group uniting radiologists from Australia and New Zealand who have a special interest in imaging and image guided treatment of patients with the diseases of abdominal organs.
Australian and New Zealand Emergency Radiology Group (ANZERG)
ANZERG is a network of members interested in emergency and trauma radiology.
Australian and New Zealand Rural Radiology Special Interest Group (ANZRRSIG)
ANZRRSIG is a network of members interested in rural and remote radiology across Australia and New Zealand.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Special Interest Group (OGSIG)
OGSIG is a network of RANZCR members who are interested in O&G imaging. It aims to promote best practice for the performance and reporting of O&G imaging in Australia and New Zealand.
Radiation Oncology Special Interest Groups
Australian and New Zealand Palliative Radiation Oncology Group (ANZPROG)
ANZPROG is a group of radiation oncologists who advocate and promote the role of radiation therapy in palliative care. It allows members to share the clinical experience of radiation therapy provision in the palliative oncology setting.
Breast Interest Group Faculty of Radiation Oncology (BIG-FRO)
The aims of the BIG-FRO are to promote best clinical practice for the management of breast cancer, and to enhance the profile of radiation oncology in the setting of breast cancer.
Faculty of Radiation Oncology Genito-Urinary Group (FROGG)
FROGG aims to promote good radiotherapeutic and oncological practice as part of multidisciplinary patient management.
Gynaecological Oncology Radiation Oncology Collaboration (GOROC)
GOROC aims to facilitate and promote best-practice radiation therapy in gynaecological cancers through establishment of clinical guidelines for practice in this area; and to raise the profile of brachytherapy for gynaecological cancers.
Faculty of Radiation Oncology Lung Interest Cooperative (FROLIC)
FROLIC aims to facilitate best-practice radiation therapy treatment of patients with lung cancers and other thoracic malignancies (including thymic tumours and mesothelioma) with a particular emphasis on educational and quality assurance activities.
Faculty of Radiation Oncology Paediatric Group
The Paediatric Group aims to maintain a network of radiation oncologists who manage paediatric patients in Australia and New Zealand to ensure the best quality of care by radiation therapy for children.
Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Special Interest Group (APROSIG)
APROSIG aims to develop interaction with and support for radiation oncologists and their staff in Lowincome and Middle-income Countries (LMCs) in the Asia-Pacific region.
Faculty of Radiation Oncology Particle Therapy Special Interest Group (PTSIG)
PTSIG aims to bring together radiation oncologists to investigate and promote the role of particle therapy in the treatment of cancer, to ensure particle therapy is introduced in a coordinated way through a collaborative approach – to ultimately benefit patients.
