Graduate elected President of International Society
of Radiographers
UniSA
graduate Robert George was elected President of the International Society of
Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) at the society’s recent
World Congress in Denver, Colorado.
George, who qualified as a diagnostic radiographer, has had a long career in management in private radiology with Dr Jones and Partners, a large private practice in Adelaide. He is a member of the School of Health Sciences Advisory Group, an SA business ambassador and consultant to industry. His daughter and son are also diagnostic radiographers and UniSA graduates.
"Medical imaging and radiation therapy are in one of their most exciting phases since the discovery of X-rays and the beginning of radiology and radiography as professions over 100 years ago," George said.
"Australian radiographers have an excellent reputation internationally and are in high demand due to their comprehensive academic education and highly professional clinical training of which UniSA’s School of Health Sciences continues to play a leading role."
George is a Fellow and Past President of the Australian Institute of Radiography and has served as Australian council member and ISRRT Regional Director and Vice President for the Asia/Australasia Region.
The ISRRT represents nearly 400,000 radiographers in more than 80 countries worldwide.