European Society of Radiology
Budget
€4,925,937
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The European Society of Radiology is the European body representing the radiology profession with over 149,000 individual members worldwide and acts as the umbrella organisation of all national radiological societies in Europe as well as Europe’s subspecialty organisations in the field of radiology. The European Society of Radiology is an apolitical, non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting and coordinating the scientific, philanthropic, intellectual and professional activities of radiology in all European countries. The Society's mission at all times is to serve the healthcare needs of the general public through the support of science, teaching, research and the quality of service in the field of radiology. For more information see: http://www.myesr.org
EU Legislative Interests
- Directive on protecting workers from electromagnetic fields (EMF Directive) - Professional Qualifications Directive (2013/55/EU) - General Data Protection Regulation - Clinical Trials Regulation - Medical Devices Regulation - Regulation on Health Technology Assessment - Transposition and implementation of the Euratom Directive (BSS Directive) - DG SANTE’s patient safety & quality of care activities - eHealth Action Plan and further EU initiatives in the field of eHealth, telemedicine - Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare Directive (2011/24/EU) - Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, EU research framework programmes - EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - Joint Action on Comprehensive Cancer Control (CANCON) - Third Joint Action on eHealth - Personalised Medicine - EU Health for Growth Programme - European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer - EU Health Policy Platform - Europe's Beating Cancer Plan - SAMIRA including forthcoming Joint Action - EU4Health programme - European Health Data Space - European AI Act Regulation - European Data Governance Act - EU Council Recommendation on Cancer Screening - European Cancer Imaging Initiative - EU Safe Hearts Plan - Digital Ombibus
Communication Activities
- Founding member of the Alliance for MRI in response to the proposed revision of the Directive on protecting workers from electromagnetic fields (EMF Directive) including events at European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg - Contributions to non-binding guide to good practice (EMF guide) in addition to the Directive on protecting workers from electromagnetic fields (EMF Directive) – formation of the ‘MR safety working group’ - ESR Call for a European Action Plan for Medical Imaging to improve patient safety and quality of care (launch event held at European Parliament in Brussels) - EuroSafe Imaging Campaign to support and strengthen medical radiation protection in Europe following a holistic, inclusive approach - ESR Patient Advisory Group to bring together patients, the public and imaging professionals in order to positively influence advances in the field of medical imaging to the benefit of European patients - Summary of the European Directive 2013/59/Euratom: essentials for health professionals in radiology - Summary of GDPR for radiologists - ESR concept paper on Value-Based Radiology - ESR-ERS statement paper and EP event on lung cancer screening - Contributing to the BBMRI-ERIC Code of Conduct for Health Research in the context of implementing the GDPR - Lung Cancer Screening Advocacy for Introduction of National Programmes and Pilots - Contribution to EHDS consultation - Joint stakeholder statement on AI Regulation -EU HPP Thematic Network lead "Advancing Precision Medicine for Europe’s Cancer Patients with AI-powered Imaging" -European Cancer Imaging event co-organiser, 6 February 2025 -Guiding AI in radiology: ESR's recommendations for effective implementation of the European AI Act -Signatory of multi stakeholder statement: Health Stakeholders advocate for enhanced collaboration in European Health Data Space (EHDS) Implementation (March 2025) -European Cancer Screening and Early Detection Policy Summit, 17-18 Feb 2026 -Invitation of European Commission representatives and MEPs to European Congress of Radiology 2026
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- Founding member of the Alliance for MRI - Member of the European Medicines Agency Healthcare Professionals’ Organisations Working Group (EMA HCP WG) - Member of IHE Europe – Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - Member of the International Society of Radiology (ISR) - Member of the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) - BioMed Alliance - EC eHealth Stakeholder Group - EC HTA Stakeholder Network - Member of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA)
Organisation Members
For further information see: https://www.myesr.org/about/esr-member-societies/
Additional Information
The ESR did not receive any amount that exceeded 10% of the total budget AND was above €10 000 from one single contributor. Therefore, the relevant fields are left blank.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.