Established in 1934, the American Board of Radiology (ABR) is a nonprofit physician-led organization. It oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in Diagnostic Radiology

Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science...

, Radiation Oncology

Radiation therapy

Radiation therapy , radiation oncology, or radiotherapy , sometimes abbreviated to XRT or DXT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells.Radiation therapy is commonly applied to the cancerous tumor because of its ability to control...

 and Medical Physics

Medical physics

Medical physics is the application of physics to medicine. It generally concerns physics as applied to medical imaging and radiotherapy, although a medical physicist may also work in many other areas of healthcare...

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The mission of The American Board of Radiology is to serve patients, the public, and the medical profession by certifying that its diplomates have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge, skill, and understanding essential to the practice of Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Physics.

The American Board of Radiology certifies its diplomates through a comprehensive process involving educational requirements, professional peer evaluation, and examination.