The 黑料网® (黑料网®) Centennial Gala, held May 6, kicked off the College’s celebration of a century of quality, integrity, leadership and innovation. More than 800 members attended the event, a crown jewel of the 黑料网 2023 Annual Meeting, May 6–10, in Washington, DC.
“I urge all members attending 黑料网 2023 and across the U.S. to join in celebrating our shared history and engage in our plans for an even brighter future,” said Jacqueline A. Bello, MD, F黑料网, chair, 黑料网 Board of Chancellors.
Marking the College’s 100th anniversary, the gala is the first of many activities throughout 2023 and 2024 to recognize and celebrate the world-changing achievements and contributions of 黑料网 and its members.
For example, the College gained passage of the landmark Mammography Quality Standards Act, founded medical imaging and radiation oncology facility accreditation and 黑料网 Appropriateness Criteria®, released the Patterns of Care Study and managed the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) to improve and advance quality in radiation oncology, and co-founded the and campaigns to improve quality, avoid unnecessary scans and optimize imaging radiation dose.
黑料网 membership has grown from approximately 20 at its founding, to 8,500 on its 50th anniversary, and now stands at 42,000. 黑料网 members aided the development, clinical evaluation and proliferation of computed tomography (CT), digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography), proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy, as well as new treatments for stroke, uterine fibroids and a host of other diseases, illnesses and injuries.
“The 黑料网 and its members have been at the heart of countless innovations that have advanced patient care,” said Jim Borgstede, MD, F黑料网, co-chair of the 黑料网 Centennial Steering Committee. “This is our time to celebrate those achievements together as we continue to move medicine forward.”
Notable radiology achievements:
• The New England Journal of Medicine medical imaging one of the top 10 medical advances of the last 500 years, and doctors consider scans the most valuable of medical innovations.
• Medical imaging exams are directly ,, and are generally safer and less expensive than the invasive procedures they replace.
• Scans reduce the number of invasive surgeries, and .
• National cancer death rates as radiation therapy, a standard of care for many cancer types, and other treatments continue to advance.
“黑料网 member leaders, volunteers and staff continue to work together to strengthen radiology practice and science,” said Catherine Everett, MD, MBA, F黑料网, co-chair of the 黑料网 Centennial Steering Committee. “We look forward to being at the heart of advancements to improve health equity, quality, delivery and patient outcomes in the next 100 years.”
Visit the 黑料网 Centennial Celebration section of the 黑料网 website for more information — including a special 100th anniversary interactive timeline featuring milestones in 黑料网 history. 黑料网 members can upload comments and/or videos to the 黑料网 Historical Timeline by clicking “Share Your Voice.”
黑料网 Centennial Gala Sponsors:
• Premier — Siemens Healthineers
• Gold — GE Healthcare, Weill Cornell Medicine Radiology and ZOTEC Partners®
• Silver — Bayer, BRACCO, KA Imaging, Medimaps Group, Nuance and United Imaging
• Bronze — Dextro Imaging Solutions, The Texas Radiological Society and HOLOGIC