Dear AuntMinnie Europe member,
Despite the pivotal role of radiology in modern medicine, the specialty still fights for public recognition.
In a presentation at RöKo 2026, DRG President Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl discussed this challenge and shared her thoughts on what radiology can do about it. Our coverage, both in English and in German, was the most popular story on AuntMinnie Europe last week.
Germany’s national low-dose CT lung cancer screening program formally launched on 1 April and another session at RöKo 2026 provided an early update.
Meanwhile, a new report from the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has highlighted the cost of outsourcing radiology services in the U.K. to private teleradiology companies -- a staggering £1.4 billion (€1.6 billion) over the past five years. Despite this spending to make up for an estimated 29% shortage of clinical radiologists in the U.K., nearly one million scans in 2025 took longer than a month to interpret, according to the RCR, who has recommended training more radiologists.
See below for our other top stories from the week.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
1. RöKo 2026: “We are victims of our success”
2. RöKo 2026: "Wir sind Opfer unseres eigenen Erfolgs"
3. RöKo 2026: Germany's lung cancer screening is here, now the hard work starts
4. NHS spent £1.4 billion on radiologist shortage fixes in 5 years
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