IR in the News

Doctors in south London are pioneering a new way of treating patients with non-cancerous growths in their thyroid glands, using micro-ablation

February 2024: BSIR Members are featured in this BBC article about micro-ablation

Rare procedure performed at Devon hospital

December 2023: BSIR Member, Dr Paul Jenkins, involved in procedure covered in this BBC article

Hull Royal Infirmary uses X-ray guided surgery to remove blood clots

October 2023: BSIR Member, Professor Duncan Ettles, featured in a BBC article highlighting that more potentially fatal blood clots are removed in Hull using X-ray guided technology than at any hospital in England

New “myth-buster” guide to support women in interventional radiology

October 2020: The RCR and the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) have created a “myth busting” guide to encourage more women to train as interventional radiologists.

While more than half of medical graduates are female, women are under-represented in interventional radiology (IR). To encourage and support more women training in IR, this publication is aimed at interested undergraduates, foundation doctors and trainee radiologists.

The leaflet features commentary from women in IR working across the UK and at various stages in their careers, addressing common myths and queries about IR training, such as access to flexible training, radiation exposure risks and working in what has been a traditionally male-dominated medical sub-specialty.

Inside Medicine: the Interventional Radiologist

May 2006: BSIR Member, and current Chair of the BSIR Audit & Quality Committee, Dr Paul Crowe, was interviewed by the BBC about interventional radiology

Read the interview here

Professor Tze Min Wah discussing and performing IRE on a small renal tumour on BBC News