EIBIR Session - Jointly organised with the EuroSafe Imaging

EIBIR 16 - The RHYTHM project: shaping safer paediatric imaging in Europe

March 5, 16:00 - 17:30 CET

5 min
Chairpersons' introduction
18 min
Early findings: what Europe really does today
  1. To learn that paediatric CT justification in Europe still varies across settings, and that guidelines and CDSS are not yet consistently available, known or embedded in practice.
  2. To appreciate that access to dedicated paediatric imaging strongly depends on geography, equipment and expertise.
  3. To understand that Europe has strong principles for radiation safety, but daily practice still shows gaps in implementation.
18 min
From DICOM to AI: using shared CT data to support safer paediatric imaging
  1. To explain how DICOM-based extraction of CT metadata can support radiation protection optimisation.
  2. To recognise the importance of anonymisation and compliance with legal and ethical requirements in imaging repositories.
  3. To explore how large-scale repositories can support AI development, advanced analytics, and research workflows in radiology.
18 min
Safe imaging in children: from principles to practice
  1. To learn how radiation protection principles become practical skills for justified and optimised CT in children and young adults.
  2. To appreciate that safe imaging is a shared responsibility across radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, radiation oncologists, radiographers and medical physicists.
  3. To understand how case-based training, QA, audit, communication and innovation can turn knowledge into safer, patient-centred practice.
18 min
Safe images, strong voices: parents/patients as partners in better, safer paediatric imaging
  1. To appreciate that parents, carers, and young patients have a voice in understanding benefits, risks, alternatives and the need for each examination.
  2. To understand how informed families and patients can help promote safer, fairer and more patient-centred imaging across Europe.
13 min
Panel discussion: What will RHYTHM change in my daily practice?