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Nonprofit organization working to increase and improve radiology in low-resource regions of the world
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29/10/2025

Virtual registration for the 2025 RAD-AID Conference is now OPEN! Tune in live through Zoom and participate in Q & A sessions via the chat. Register here: https://portal.rad-aid.org/form/ay1Ma/2025-rad-aid-conference-registration-virtual

We look forward to seeing you (virtually) in just a few weeks on November 8th, 2025!

Please note that there are still a few seats left for in-person registration. Reserve your spot for in-person attendance here: https://portal.rad-aid.org/form/P7V84/2025-rad-aid-conference-registration

27/10/2025

This year, RAD-AID volunteers Keisha McCall and Tiffany Smisson traveled to to provide and support at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Sweden Ghana Medical Centre, both located in the country’s capital of Accra.

Milestones included a case conference presentation given to all Y1 and Y2 radiology residents at both sites on traumatic spina injuries (CT and MRI cases were presented). Hands-on training and in-person lectures were given to medical physicists and technologists at both KBTH and SGMC. At SGMC, Hands-on training was provided to medical physicists on the setup, data acquisition and processing for PET testing.

RAD-AID is so thankful for this collaboration to broaden Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics education in low-resource regions. Together, we are working to improve patient care by providing hands-on training and in-person lectures to our partner hospitals, supported by online presentations and interactive education.

Interested in learning more about RAD-AID Medical Physics? Click here: https://rad-aid.org/programs/medical-physics/

Learn more about RAD-AID Nuclear Medicine here: https://rad-aid.org/programs/nuclear-medicine/

24/10/2025

In September 2025, RAD-AID Medical Physics Volunteer, Benjamin Musall, traveled to Botswana to work with hospital staff on QC training and adaptation of standardized protocols.

Read more about Benjamin’s experience:

“The purpose of my visit was to educate radiology-specialized medical physicists as well as radiographers who would support QC efforts in areas lacking physics support. I split my time between two hospitals: Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH) and Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital.

I provided hands-on training on quality control of radiology equipment for a cohort of radiology staff. The physicists (7+ people) included the hospital physicists at SKMTH as well as regulators working for the Botswanan government. In addition, many radiographers (~30 people) came to our practicum from a variety of nearby clinics.

Medical physics is rapidly modernizing in Botswana and RAD-AID physics support continues to accelerate this development. I believe that my visit served well in these efforts and also grew the relationship between RAD-AID and the Botswanan physicists. We will continue this effort in future work that we have planned.”

~ Benjamin Musall, RAD-AID Medical Physics Volunteer

RAD-AID thanks our incredible volunteers and partners on-site in Botswana! We look forward to continuing our partnership and supporting the strengthening of medical physics in Botswana.

Interested in learning more about RAD-AID Medical Physics? Click here: https://rad-aid.org/programs/medical-physics/

Learn more about RAD-AID Botswana: https://rad-aid.org/countries/africa/botswana/

16/10/2025

Continuing our celebration of , learn more about RAD-AID Volunteer, Briana Bell’s visit to Vanuatu in the South Pacific:

“During my time in Port Vila, Vanuatu at Vanuatu National Hospital, I had the privilege of working closely with the female medical imaging technologists to enhance their mammography positioning skills through hands-on training, and to work with them on creating helpful paperwork necessary for patient care. We also performed training on various other aspects of mammography skills.

Supporting the development of a new mammography program was both professionally rewarding and incredibly personally meaningful, as it allowed me to help expand access to early breast cancer detection while gaining invaluable insight from the dedication, expertise, and resourcefulness of the local healthcare team.

I feel the trip was incredibly successful. We performed ~130 mammograms and [worked with hospital staff on evaluating challenges and setting short-term and long-term goals.]

I am so excited about my time working alongside the technologists, they are so warm and loving, eager to learn, so hard working and resourceful and I miss them already.”

~ Briana Bell, R.T. (R)(M)(ARRT)
�RAD-AID thanks our wonderful volunteers and partners who work tirelessly to bring necessary healthcare services to under-resourced regions of the world.

Learn more about RAD-AID Breast Imaging here: https://rad-aid.org/programs/breast-imaging/

Interested in learning more about RAD-AID Vanuatu? Click here: https://rad-aid.org/countries/south-pacific/vanuatu/

14/10/2025

RAD-AID would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Mammography Educators for the generous donation of their comprehensive 40-hour Mammography Initial Training course for the five technologists in Vanuatu, South Pacific.

The technologists in Vanuatu do not have access to mammography training in-country. This donation is extremely valuable, not only to them, but to the population they serve.

RAD-AID thanks Mammography Educators for this significant contribution to expanding necessary mammography education in Vanuatu, where there is a limited number of radiology professionals serving a population of over 300,000 people.

Learn more about Mammography Educators here: https://mammographyeducation.com

08/10/2025

Spots are filling up! Reserve your seat today for in-person attendance🌍🩻🩺

https://rad-aid.org/conference-2025/

*A virtual option will be announced in the coming weeks

RAD-AID Conference 2025 is coming up! Register now to secure your in-person seat before Early Bird Pricing ends October 8th: https://portal.rad-aid.org/form/P7V84/2025-rad-aid-conference-registration

We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C for RAD-AID Conference 2025 on Saturday, November 8th 🌏

A virtual option will be announced as the conference date approaches.

Stay tuned for updates the conference agenda: https://rad-aid.org/conference-2025/

06/10/2025

October is Month!

“Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women, disproportionately affecting individuals in low- and middle-income countries.”

~ World Health Organization, Global Breast Cancer Initiative

RAD-AID’s robust network of volunteers, partners, and supporters work to expand necessary healthcare services in underserved communities where individuals lack access to early detection and radiology services.

Learn more about the WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative here: https://www.who.int/initiatives/global-breast-cancer-initiative

Interested in learning more about RAD-AID Breast Imaging? Click here: https://rad-aid.org/programs/breast-imaging/

03/10/2025

Thanks to support from the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Philanthropy Committee, RAD-AID Informatics Volunteer Dave Cundiff traveled to Ethiopia in August to support the successful installation of a PACS backup server at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) in Addis Ababa.

This PACS server impacts TASH's continuity of patient care and operations for over 40,000 imaging exams and over 23,000 patients each year. RAD-AID extends our thanks to SIIM, Medweb, and University of Pennsylvania RAD-AID Chapter for their contributions towards this collaboration!

Learn more about RAD-AID Informatics: https://rad-aid.org/programs/informatics/

01/10/2025

Join us for the Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Workshop: Head & Neck Planning at 9am EDT on Saturday, October 18th, 2025.

This FREE webinar is the 5th part of RAD-AID's Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Workshop Series.

Please register using this link to receive the Zoom information: https://portal.rad-aid.org/form/a6ARP/radiation-therapy-treatment-planning-5

RAD-AID Conference 2025 is coming up! Register now to secure your in-person seat before Early Bird Pricing ends October ...

30/09/2025

22/09/2025

RAD-AID is pleased to share that we will be exhibiting at in Chicago! Stop by at Booth #1302 on Educators Row to learn more about our radiology global health initiatives in low-resource regions and how you can get involved in our programs!

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Bring Radiology to Those in Need

Half the world has no access to radiology. That means no ultrasound for helping babies and mothers; no mammography for breast cancer screening; no x-ray for trauma victims; no CT for cancer staging and surgical planning; no MRI for brain and spine disease; no angiography for heart disease, and the list goes on and on. Radiology is the technological backbone of advanced health care systems for delivering screening, diagnosis, and treatment to patients, but it is the missing hole in the health care systems of developing countries and low-resource areas. RAD-AID started 10 years ago with a simple mission: increase and improve radiology for medically underserved areas. We have grown to be over 9000 volunteers serving in 53 hospitals and 27 countries, and we hope to continue our mission and growth. We bring radiology equipment, training, and sustainable support to hospitals that need radiology for taking care of their patients. We work shoulder-to-shoulder and hands-on with health workers all over the world to bring radiology and medical images to the patient’s bedside. Each RAD-AID program is uniquely tailored to the needs and resources of a hospital and community through our specialized and trademarked Radiology-Readiness Assessment, which is an in-depth data-collection and analysis step for first understanding what radiology solution can make the best impact for a low-resource medical facility. So, our programs are diverse to create those unique solutions based on a data-driven, heart-filled, and perseverant method, which include a mobile women’s health in India, information technology deployment in Ghana, a new radiology residency in Guyana, inter-institutional training of doctors in Tanzania, a new ultrasound for children in Laos, rural ultrasound in Appalachian Virginia, mobile mammography in mid-Atlantic USA, x-ray radiography teaching in Malawi, and MRI support in Ethiopia, as a few examples. RAD-AID believes in creating a creating a special mix of charitable outreach, teaching, and innovation that not only brings greater global health but also brings the world closer together.