Radiologist CVs share two consistent omissions. The first is FRCR examination components not individually stated — FRCR Part 1 (Physics), Part 2A (written papers), and Part 2B (rapid reporting and viva) are three distinct examination events at different points in radiology training, and a trainee who has passed Part 1 and Part 2A but not Part 2B is at a measurably different stage from one who holds the full FRCR. The second is reporting volume and turnaround time absent from the CV entirely — despite radiology being the medical specialty where primary work product is the most directly measurable. A radiologist who states "CT thoracic and abdominal reporting: average 32 studies per 4-hour session; 97% turnaround within 24 hours for routine; urgent CT stroke protocol reported within 30 minutes of image acquisition" is providing the capacity data that recruiting trusts specifically ask about during consultant interviews and that most radiologist CVs entirely omit.

What Radiologist Job Descriptions Require in 2026

Radiology consultant and fellowship appointments require FRCR (UK) or ABR board certification (US), modality-specific competency evidence, and subspecialty focus documentation.

GMC registration and radiology Specialist Register (UK): GMC full registration with licence to practise; Specialist Register — Clinical Radiology subspecialty; CCT in Clinical Radiology (date = consultant-appointment eligibility); training grades: Year 1–2 Core Radiology Training (general radiology across all modalities — plain film, CT, MRI, USS, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine); Year 3–5 Higher Radiology Training with subspecialty focus (1–2 subspecialties developed during ST4–5); CESR route for overseas-trained radiologists; Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) iRefer — decision support guidelines for appropriate imaging referral; UK radiology workforce context: RCR 2024 workforce census identifies 37% consultant vacancy rate — significant demand; AI-assisted reporting tools (Qure.ai, Aidoc, Annalise Enterprise — chest X-ray AI triage) being deployed across NHS trusts — radiologists who have experience with AI reporting tools should document this.

FRCR — the mandatory radiology fellowship (UK): FRCR administered by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR); three distinct examination components — all individually stated with dates: Part 1 Physics (40 multiple true/false MCQ questions; 2 hours; radiation physics — X-ray production, beam quality and filtration, scatter and grids, detectors and film, CR/DR, CT principles, MRI physics — pulse sequences, K-space, artefacts, gradients, contrast agents, RF coil design, PET physics — annihilation radiation, positron emitters, time-of-flight, radiation protection, radiobiology — ALARP, dose-area product, effective dose — ICRP 103 tissue weighting factors, DRLs — Diagnostic Reference Levels); Part 2A Written (3 separate papers — Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology; Musculoskeletal and Trauma; Head and Neck, Oncology and Chest — 120 SBA (single best answer) questions per paper; each paper sat separately and passed/failed individually — a trainee may pass Cardiovascular while failing Oncology and must resit the failed papers only); Part 2B Final Clinical Examination (Rapid Reporting module: 30 cases of mixed plain film, CT, MRI, USS — 35 minutes total; 1 minute per case to identify abnormality, describe findings, give diagnosis — all images presented with brief clinical history; Long Cases module: 6 cases — each with multiple images and clinical context — detailed radiological report format; 30 minutes total; Viva module: 2 vivas, each 30 minutes — Viva 1: abdomen and chest; Viva 2: musculoskeletal and neuroradiology; each viva: 6 cases × 5 minutes, shown images, asked to describe and interpret); FRCR Diploma awarded on passing all three components; EBCR (European Board Examination in Radiological Physics and Radiation Protection — optional but cited on academic CVs); EBIR (European Board of Interventional Radiology — CIRSE) — standard for interventional radiology subspecialists.

US radiology board certification and training: Residency: 5 years total (PGY1: internship year — usually transition or preliminary IM; PGY2–5: diagnostic radiology training); ABR (American Board of Radiology): Core Examination (computer-based; 5.5 hours; 400 questions; taken after 36 months of residency — 3rd year; covers all radiology domains including physics); Certifying Examination (computer-based; taken within 15 months of completing residency, or first full year of practice; 5 hours; 225 questions; covers clinical practice at attending level); ABR diplomate status after passing both examinations; MOC (Maintenance of Certification) program — 10-year cycles, annual continuing education and module completion; Subspecialty fellowship (most radiologists do 1-year fellowship after residency): Neuroradiology (ACNR/ASNR accredited), Musculoskeletal, Breast Imaging, Abdominal/Body Imaging, Interventional Radiology (SIR accredited; 2-year DR/IR integrated pathway or 1-year fellowship after DR residency), Pediatric Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, Emergency Radiology; SIR (Society of Interventional Radiology) Integrated Residency (6-year IR/DR combined residency — ACGME accredited) produces board-eligible candidates for SIR-certified IR pathway (ABR Diagnostic Radiology + Interventional Radiology dual board certification).

Modality reporting competency — the primary differentiator for radiologist CVs: Radiologist competency is defined by modality and subspecialty reporting capability; each modality should be addressed with specific volumes, reporting rates, and turnaround times where known; CT reporting: CT protocols relevant to practice (CTPA for PE — Wells score and D-dimer context, CTPA sensitivity 83-96% for subsegmental PE; CT head — acute head injury reporting, NICE NG149 head injury indications, ASPECTS score 0-10 for acute ischaemic stroke on NECT — each 10 regions of MCA territory, score <7 predicts poor revascularisation outcome; CT stroke protocol — CT + CTA + CT perfusion; CT abdomen and pelvis — appendicitis (Alvarado score context, appendix diameter >6mm, periappendiceal fat stranding), diverticulitis (Hinchey classification on CT — Stage 1a pericolic fat stranding, 1b pericolic abscess, II distant abscess, III purulent peritonitis, IV faecal peritonitis), bowel obstruction (transition point identification, closed loop vs open loop, pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas as ischaemia signs)); CT colonography (CTC — polyp detection, BCSS/BOCUS accreditation for CTC in UK); CT thorax — lung cancer staging (TNM 8th edition — IASLC), interstitial lung disease (usual interstitial pneumonia UIP pattern, HRCT diagnostic criteria — honeycomb vs reticular), pleural disease; CT trauma (major trauma reporting — Injury Severity Score ISS context, haemoperitoneum grading — American Association for the Surgery of Trauma AAST splenic/liver laceration grading 1-5); CTCA (CT Coronary Angiography) — CACS (Coronary Artery Calcium Score — Agatston units; CAD-RADS classification 0-5 for coronary stenosis severity); MRI reporting: brain MRI — stroke protocol (DWI — restricted diffusion pattern, ADC map for DWI/T2 mismatch, FLAIR, susceptibility — SWI/T2* for haemorrhage, arterial spin labelling for perfusion), brain tumour (WHO CNS Grade I-IV; ring-enhancing lesion differential — GBM, metastasis, abscess, lymphoma; MR spectroscopy ratio Cho/Cr, Cho/NAA, GABA, lactate peak; perfusion imaging — rCBV for grade mapping); MSK MRI — knee (ACL injury: bone bruise pattern (lateral femoral condyle + posterior tibial plateau — characteristic for ACL), Segond fracture, meniscal tear — bucket-handle with displaced horn sign, posterior horn grade 1-3 degeneration, articular cartilage loss — MOAKS grading), shoulder (rotator cuff tear — full vs partial thickness, retraction grade 1-3, infraspinatus and subscapularis tears, acromioclavicular joint), hip (ABER view for labral tear, Cam vs Pincer morphology — alpha angle >55° for Cam, CEA >39° for Pincer), spine (MODIC change type 1-3 — Modic Type 1 acute endplate inflammation, Type 2 fatty replacement, Type 3 sclerotic); prostate MRI — mpMRI (multiparametric MRI: T2 axial/coronal, DWI — b50/b500/b1000/b1400 or higher, DCE); PI-RADS v2.1 (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1): overall PI-RADS category 1 (very low), 2 (low), 3 (intermediate), 4 (high), 5 (very high clinically significant cancer likelihood); peripheral zone (DWI primary; DCE secondary when DWI ambiguous), transition zone (T2 primary); PI-RADS 4-5 = threshold for biopsy recommendation in most centres; liver MRI — LI-RADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System): major features (arterial phase hyperenhancement, portal washout, enhancing capsule, threshold growth >50% in ≤6 months, Tumor-in-Vein); LR-1 (definitely benign) to LR-5 (definitely HCC) and LR-M (malignant, not HCC specific); Primovist/Eovist (Gd-EOB-DTPA) hepatocyte-phase imaging (20-minute delay — HCC shows hypointensity; FNH or hepatocellular adenoma shows isointensity on hepatocyte phase); breast MRI — DCE protocol, washout kinetics (Type I persistent, Type II plateau, Type III washout — Type III most suspicious); ADC map (diffusion restriction suspicious for malignancy <1.0-1.2 ×10⁻³ mm²/s); ACR BI-RADS MRI category 0-6; cardiac MRI — LGE (Late Gadolinium Enhancement) pattern: ischaemic (subendocardial or transmural following coronary territory), non-ischaemic (midwall, epicardial, patchy — HCM, myocarditis, sarcoid, ARVC); T1 and T2 mapping quantitative CMR (normal T1 post-Gd <500ms, T2 normal <50ms; myocarditis: elevated T2); Ultrasound: abdominal USS — liver (steatosis grading — echogenicity vs kidney; CEUS — contrast-enhanced USS — SonoVue; APHE — arterial phase hyper-enhancement for HCC characterisation); CEUS LI-RADS adaptation; thyroid TI-RADS (ACR TI-RADS 2017: composition, echogenicity, shape, margin, echogenic foci — each scored; total score 0-10+ → TR1-5; TR3 cytology if >2.5cm, TR4/TR5 if >1.5cm/1cm); testicular USS (orchitis vs torsion — colour Doppler flow absent in torsion, reactive hyperaemia in epididymo-orchitis; CEUS for avascular area identification); carotid Doppler (ICA stenosis — NASCET criteria: 50-69% moderate, 70-99% severe; PSV >125 cm/s suggests ≥50%, >230 cm/s ≥70% — ECST vs NASCET measurement discrepancy noted on report).

Structured reporting systems — the most absent element from radiologist CVs: UK radiology is moving toward structured reporting (RCR mandate from 2023); structured reporting systems are modality and subspecialty specific: PI-RADS v2.1 (prostate MRI — see above); LI-RADS (liver CT/MRI and CEUS — see above); BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System — ACR: assessment categories 0-6 for mammography, ultrasound, MRI; Lexicon terms: mass (shape, margin, density), calcifications (morphology and distribution), architectural distortion, asymmetry; BI-RADS 0 = incomplete, recall; 1 = negative; 2 = benign; 3 = probably benign (6-month follow-up); 4 = suspicious (subcategory 4A/4B/4C); 5 = highly suspicious; 6 = known malignancy — PPV for BI-RADS 4 and 5 categories from RCR Quality Standards); TI-RADS (Thyroid — see above); CAD-RADS (Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System — CIRSE/SCCT/ACC for CTCA: 0-5 grading with modifiers P for plaque, N for non-diagnostic, S for stent, G for graft, V for vulnerable plaque); O-RADS (Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System); TOAD (Testicular Adnexal Data system); Lung-RADS (ACR Lung Cancer Screening — nodule management recommendations for low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening — endorsed by NICE NG122 for smokers ≥55 years or high-risk); Fleischner Society Guidelines (pulmonary nodule management: solid nodules <6mm/6-8mm/>8mm management intervals by risk group; subsolid nodules — pure GGN and part-solid — separate management); a radiologist CV that names the structured reporting systems used (PI-RADS, LI-RADS, BI-RADS, TI-RADS, Lung-RADS) demonstrates engagement with quality and consistency standards that distinguishes specialist reporters from generalists.

Interventional Radiology (IR) credentials: UK IR training: within CCT — dedicated ST4/ST5 IR blocks; BSIR (British Society of Interventional Radiology) accreditation scheme; EBIR (European Board of Interventional Radiology — CIRSE): written examination and case-based oral; key IR procedures by category: Vascular access: PICC insertion (peripheral PICC — basilic or cephalic vein; Power PICC for contrast injection; single/dual/triple lumen; ultrasound-guided venepuncture + fluoroscopic tip confirmation at CAJ), peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) vs tunnelled central venous catheter (Hickman line — subclavian or internal jugular approach), implantable port (portacath), tunnelled haemodialysis catheter (TDC — Permcath Mahurkar); Drainage and access: percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN — UPJ obstruction, pyonephrosis, trauma — coaxial technique, drainage catheter 8F-12F), percutaneous biliary drainage (PTBD — external and internal/external drain, metallic biliary stent — malignant obstruction — Wallstent, ComVi), liver abscess drainage (ultrasound/CT-guided — catheter vs aspiration), pleural drainage (USS-guided — pigtail catheter 12-14F for pleural effusion, empyema); Embolisation: uterine artery embolisation (UAE for fibroids — UAE bilateral — PVA particles 500-700 micron; PEARL trial evidence; Embozene; fibroid imaging assessment pre-procedure — load, dominant fibroid size, submucous component); bronchial artery embolisation (BAE — haemoptysis — CXR/CTPA correlation with embolisation target; Embospheres, PVA; avoid non-target embolisation — anterior spinal artery from intercostal — Adamkiewicz artery — paraplegia risk); hepatic artery embolisation — bland embolisation, TACE (conventional — Lipiodol + chemotherapy, DEB-TACE — drug-eluting beads), TARE/SIRT (Y-90 — TheraSphere, SIR-Spheres — hepatic arterial maps, lung shunt fraction pre-assessment); prostate artery embolisation (PAE — BPH treatment; BPSS accreditation for PAE); portal vein embolisation (PVE — future liver remnant hypertrophy before major hepatectomy); varicocele embolisation; Stenting and angioplasty: renal artery stenting (RAS for haemodynamically significant stenosis — FFR-renal analog; flash pulmonary oedema as indication), iliac artery stenting (TASC classification for aortoiliac disease — TASC A/B vs C/D), carotid artery stenting (CAS — protected with distal embolic protection device — FilterWire EZ, Spider FX; CREST trial context — CEA vs CAS), TIPSS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt — refractory variceal bleeding, refractory ascites — Viatorr PTFE-covered stent — target HVPG reduction <12 mmHg or >20% from baseline); thrombectomy and thrombolysis: catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for acute limb ischaemia (tPA 0.5-1 mg/hour intra-catheter), pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (Aspirex, AngioJet for venous and arterial); venous stenting for May-Thurner and iliocaval compression; IVC filter (Celect, ALN, Denali — retrievable preferred; US ACR appropriateness criteria — retrieve within 30-180 days; permanent filters only for contraindication to anticoagulation); tumour ablation: radiofrequency ablation (RFA — Angiodynamics StarBurst TALON, RITA Starburst — hepatic, renal — curative for T1a renal cell carcinoma ≤3cm, lung — 5-year survival comparable to SBRT for stage I NSCLC (CROSS); microwave ablation (MWA — Covidien NEUWAVE, Emprint — 915MHz or 2.45GHz — faster heating, larger ablation zones); cryoablation (Galil CryoSystem — argon gas expansion — Joule-Thomson effect — ice ball — bone and musculoskeletal tumours, prostate, renal — visualised on CT as ice ball); HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound — uterine fibroids, bone metastases — Exablate, SonAlleve — non-invasive).

Reporting volume and turnaround time — the metric no radiologist states: UK NHS radiology departments face a chronic reporting backlog: RCR 2024 census data confirms that 37% of consultant radiologist posts are unfilled and 4.5 million examinations were reported outsourced (teleradiology) in 2023-24. Every radiology consultant recruitment process now asks about reporting capacity — how many studies per session, turnaround time for urgent studies, out-of-hours commitment. Radiologists who can document personal reporting metrics are answering this question in advance. Key metrics to document if available (obtainable from RIS — Radiology Information System — report history): CT studies reported per session (typical: 28-35 CT abdomen studies in 4 hours, 30-40 CT thorax, 45-60 plain films per hour); MRI studies per session (MSK: 28-32 in 4 hours, brain: 20-25, abdominal: 15-20); turnaround time statistics (99% TAT <24 hours for routine; 100% TAT <4 hours for urgent; <30 minutes for CT stroke protocol; <60 minutes for emergency CT); out-of-hours reporting — whether on an on-call reporting rota, teleradiology sessions, overnight remote reporting sessions; subspecialty reporting focus (percentage of list that is within subspecialty vs cross-cover reporting); discrepancy rate (internal QA audit — percentage of preliminary reports requiring amendment at consultant double-read — benchmark <5% for significant amendments).

Radiologist salary context 2026: UK ST1–5 Radiology: £43,923–£62,000; Consultant Radiologist (NHS 10-PA): £99,000–£126,000; IR sub-specialist supplement: some trusts; private practice and out-of-hours teleradiology supplement: £30,000–£80,000+; US Radiology Resident: $65,000–$85,000; US Radiologist (Attending): $420,000–$550,000; US Interventional Radiologist: $500,000–$700,000+; US Neuroradiologist: $400,000–$550,000.

ATS Keywords for a Radiologist Resume

  • Title variants: Radiologist, Consultant Radiologist, Clinical Radiologist, Diagnostic Radiologist, Interventional Radiologist, Vascular Interventional Radiologist, Neuroradiologist, Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Breast Radiologist, Body Imaging Radiologist, Cardiothoracic Radiologist, Paediatric Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Radiologist, Oncological Radiologist, Radiology Registrar, ST Radiology, Clinical Radiology Fellow, Attending Radiologist
  • Registration: GMC, Specialist Register, CCT, CESR, ABR, board certified radiologist, state medical license, ARRT (radiologic technologists — distinct but sometimes confused)
  • Examinations: FRCR, FRCR Part 1, FRCR Part 2A, FRCR Part 2B, EBIR, CIRSE, BSIR, ABR Core, ABR Certifying, nuclear medicine board
  • Modalities: plain film, CXR, AXR, CT, CTPA, MRI, USS, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography, nuclear medicine, PET-CT, SPECT, DXA, DEXA, CT colonography, CTCA
  • Structured reporting: PI-RADS, LI-RADS, BI-RADS, TI-RADS, CAD-RADS, Lung-RADS, O-RADS, ASPECTS, NASCET, MODIC, Pfirrmann, ACR, RCR structured reporting, Fleischner
  • Interventional: interventional radiology, IR, TIPSS, TACE, TARE, SIRT, Y-90, uterine artery embolisation, bronchial artery embolisation, nephrostomy, biliary drainage, PTBD, PICC, portacath, tunnelled catheter, IVC filter, renal artery stenting, carotid stenting, CAS, RFA, microwave ablation, cryoablation, HIFU, ablation, embolisation, angioplasty, stenting, venous thrombectomy, CDT
  • MRI protocols: mpMRI, multiparametric, DWI, FLAIR, LGE, late gadolinium enhancement, T1 mapping, T2 mapping, MOLLI, ECV, ADC, DCE, contrast-enhanced, Primovist, Gadovist, Dotarem, MR spectroscopy, arterial spin labelling
  • Systems: PACS, RIS, Synapse (Fujifilm), Vue PACS (Philips), Sectra IDS7, Centricity (GE), iSite (Philips), PowerScribe 360, nVoice, Dragon Medical, AIR Reports
  • AI tools: AI-assisted reporting, Qure.ai, Aidoc, Annalise Enterprise, chest X-ray AI, deep learning, radiology AI
  • Long-tail phrases: radiologist resume, radiologist CV, radiology CV, consultant radiologist cv, how to write a radiologist cv, FRCR cv, radiologist resume examples, radiology registrar cv, interventional radiologist cv, radiologist resume 2026, neuroradiologist resume, MSK radiologist cv

Placement: FRCR with all three parts individually in qualifications at top. PI-RADS, LI-RADS, BI-RADS in subspecialty reporting bullets. Reporting volume data (CT per session, MRI per session, TAT) in experience section. EBIR (if held) in qualifications — valuable differentiator. AI-assisted reporting tools named if used.

Radiologist CV Structure and Example Bullets

Section order:

  1. Registrations — GMC Number + Licence to Practise; Specialist Register (CCT date); ALS ([date]); radiation protection — Radiation Protection Advisor (RPA) if held; ARSAC (Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee) certificate if applicable for nuclear medicine
  2. Qualifications — FRCR Part 1 (date), FRCR Part 2A (3 papers, dates), FRCR Part 2B (date) — all individually; EBIR (if held); ARRT (if US); ABR Core (date), ABR Certifying (date); postgraduate degrees
  3. Clinical Appointments — chronological; each post: dates, hospital, grade, reporting focus, call commitment
  4. Modality Reporting Competencies — CT (studies per session, TAT), MRI (subspecialty focus), USS, plain film; structured reporting systems used
  5. Interventional Radiology Procedures — named procedures with volumes (if IR experience)
  6. Subspecialty Focus — primary subspecialty and secondary; accreditation or specific qualification
  7. Research and Audit — publications; RCR national audit participation; any AI collaboration
  8. Teaching — undergraduate, radiology trainee, radiographer training; RCR course faculty
  9. Leadership — reporting backlog initiatives, teleradiology, AI implementation

Three pages for ST/registrar posts; four to six pages for consultant applications.

Three example radiologist CV entries:

  • FRCR qualification header: "FRCR — Royal College of Radiologists: Part 1 (Physics): passed September 2019 (first attempt). Part 2A Written: Cardiovascular and Interventional — passed March 2021 (first attempt); Musculoskeletal and Trauma — passed March 2021 (first attempt); Head, Neck, Oncology and Chest — passed September 2021 (second attempt — first attempt March 2021 failed, resit September 2021 passed). Part 2B Final Clinical Examination: passed March 2022 (first attempt — Rapid Reporting 24/30; Long Cases all passed; Viva passed). FRCR Diploma awarded May 2022."

  • Reporting competency bullet: "CT and MRI Reporting — Radiology Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Consultant ST5 post and ST4 attachment — 2022–2025): CT reporting: 32 CT thorax/abdomen/pelvis studies per 4-hour reporting session (PACS: Sectra IDS7; reporting: Dragon Medical dictation — AI-assisted); turnaround times: 98% routine CT <24 hours TAT (personal RIS data — 2024); 100% urgent CT <4 hours; CT stroke protocol (NECT + CTA + CTP) <25 minutes from image acquisition; ASPECTS score (0-10) documented on all acute ischaemic stroke NECT reports; CTPA reporting — Wells score and D-dimer context documented; subsegmental PE threshold clearly stated (incidental finding protocol follows BSTH guidelines); MRI reporting: MSK MRI primary focus (ST5 subspecialty) — 30 knee/shoulder/hip studies per 4-hour MSK session; structured reporting format (RCR XML schema) for knee MRI: ACL (complete vs partial tear, bone bruise pattern, Segond fracture), meniscal tear (location, grade, displacement, bucket-handle configuration), cartilage (MOAKS grading zone by zone); prostate MRI: PI-RADS v2.1 (mpMRI — T2, DWI b1000/b1400, DCE — Siemens 3T Skyra); PI-RADS v2.1 scoring: peripheral zone primary domain DWI; transition zone primary domain T2; PI-RADS 4 or 5 reported in 28% of prostate MRIs in 12-month audit period (n=340 studies); biopsy correlation data available for 68 PI-RADS ≥4 — PPV 64% for clinically significant cancer (ISUP Grade ≥2)."

  • Interventional radiology entry: "Interventional Radiology — 6-month focused IR block, St James's University Hospital Leeds (2023): supervised and independent procedures under consultant sign-off: Vascular access: PICC (34 insertions — all ultrasound-guided venepuncture + fluoroscopic confirmation; Power PICC for contrast administration; no pneumothorax, no catheter malposition requiring revision); tunnelled haemodialysis catheter (TDC) Permcath (8 supervised, 2 independent — right internal jugular approach under USS guidance); Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) (12 supervised, 4 independent — ultrasound-guided puncture, fluoroscopic tube positioning, confirmation on nephrostogram; 1 technical failure (Grade 3 hydronephrosis, puncture successful but wire did not advance — converted to open procedure); Biliary drainage (PTBD) external drain (6 supervised — right anterior and right posterior sectoral approach under CT and fluoroscopy guidance); Uterine artery embolisation (UAE) (8 supervised, 2 as primary operator — bilateral UAE, PVA 500-700 micron — 7 patients with symptomatic fibroids, 1 with AVM; all technically successful; 6-week MRI follow-up: fibroid volume reduction average 38%); TIPSS (4 as assistant — transhepatic access, parenchymal bridge, Viatorr stent, HVPG measurement pre and post TIPSS); tumour ablation: RFA hepatic (6 supervised — RITA StarBurst Talon — colorectal liver metastasis, HCC in liver cirrhosis — ablation margin ≥5mm target); EBIR Examination: registered candidate, expected examination 2026."

Three Radiologist CV Mistakes That Cost Consultant Appointments

FRCR parts not individually listed. FRCR Part 2A consists of three separately sat written papers — Cardiovascular/IR, Musculoskeletal/Trauma, and Head/Neck/Oncology/Chest — each independently passed or failed. A trainee who has passed two of the three Part 2A papers and is resitting the third is not in the same position as one who has passed all three. Similarly, FRCR Part 2B is a separate clinical examination event from Part 2A. A radiology CV that lists "FRCR (2022)" on a single line gives the panel no information about which components are complete or what the examination trajectory was. Listing each event individually — Part 1 (date), Part 2A papers with dates (individually), Part 2B (date) — provides unambiguous examination documentation that allows any hiring panel to assess training progress without calling to verify.

Reporting volume and turnaround time absent. Radiology is unique among medical specialties in that every primary work product is a documented report with a timestamp — from image acquisition to first report issue (TAT: turnaround time) recorded in the RIS. Radiology departments track this data for all radiologists and benchmark against RCR recommendations. A consultant appointment for a department with a CT reporting backlog is specifically asking: how many CT studies can this radiologist report per session? What is their TAT for routine and urgent studies? These are the most operationally important questions a radiology department can ask about a new consultant — and they are almost never answered on a radiologist's CV, even though the data exists in every RIS. A radiologist who states "32 CT abdomen/pelvis studies per 4-hour reporting session; 98% routine TAT <24 hours; 100% urgent <4 hours; CT stroke protocol reported within 25 minutes" has answered the operational question in a format that allows direct comparison across candidates.

Structured reporting systems (PI-RADS, LI-RADS, BI-RADS) not cited. Structured reporting is now an RCR mandate (2023 implementation across NHS) and the primary quality framework that drives consistency, litigation risk reduction, and clinical correlation in subspecialty radiology. A prostate radiologist who reports to PI-RADS v2.1 with biopsy correlation data produces reports that are directly actionable; a radiologist who reports "suspicious lesion in the left peripheral zone — biopsy advised" without PI-RADS classification produces a report that clinicians cannot use for standardised management pathway entry. The same principle applies to LI-RADS for liver (oncology and surveillance programmes), BI-RADS for breast (screening pathway management), TI-RADS for thyroid (follow-up protocol determination), and Lung-RADS for lung cancer screening. A radiologist CV that names the structured reporting systems used — "PI-RADS v2.1 for all prostate mpMRI reports (340 studies in 12 months); LI-RADS v2018 for CEUS and CT liver" — communicates a quality standard that most radiologist CVs do not document at all.

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