History Timeline
1996: UK Radiographers respond to call for assitance with United Nations War Crimes Investigations in Croatia. International radiography teams form part of UN investigations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Croatia under leadership of Mark Viner from 1996-2002
1998: Formation of the Forensic Sub Group of the Trauma Imaging Group (TIGFR) by Mark Viner, Wayne Hoban, Bruno Tonello & Catherine Leong
1999: Official launch of TIG(FR). Read original news story here.
1999: Recognition of TIG and TIG(FR) by the College of Radiographers (UK) as specialist interest groups forTrauma and Forensic Imaging
1999: Publication of Forensic Radiography Guidelines by College of Radiographers in association with TIG(FR)
1999: Guidance notes for the use of radiography in emergency mortuaries produced by TIG(FR) for emergency planning teams
1999: First annual Forensic Radiography Conference organised by TIG(FR) & College of Radiographers
1999: UK Military Radiographers under direction of Major John Beamer form part of forensic team deployed to Kosovo
2000: First UK post-graduate course in forensic radiography developed in conjuncion with TIG(FR) at the University of Central England in Birmingham
2000: TIG(FR) Forms a forensic radiography response team
2000: Northern Region Forensic Radiography Response team formed under the leadership of Catherine Rock and Katie Whittam
2001: Northern Region Forensic Radiography Response Team responds to Selby Rail Crash
2002: UK radiographers deployed to Kosovo as part of CIFA team
2003: TIG(FR) Run the UK's first mass fatality team training course for radiographers in association with X-Ograph Limited, co-ordinated by Emily Hines
2003: TIG(FR) store of radiography equipment for emergency mortuaries openned at Kenyon International Emergency Services. TIG(FR) offers emergency response team to UK local authorities
2003: TIG(FR) advise the
2004: TIG(FR) asked to provide equipment and radiography staff as part of London Mass Fatality Plan in the event of an incident
2004: TIG(FR) hold forensic emergency planning seminar for Home Office representatives and Emergency Planners at the College Of Radiographers
2004: TIG(FR), Military radiographers & northern region response team combine to form AFR
2004: AFR forms the UK Forensic Radiography Response Team (UKFRRT)
2004-05: AFR run training course for Iraqi Radiologists as part of Foreign and Commonwealth funded project run by the Inforce Foundation
2004-05: UKFRRT radiographers respond to the Tsunami as part of LRT plan and CIFA response
2004: AFR asked to assist the Home Office National Mass Fatalities Working Group
2005: AFR officially launched at UK Radiological Congress in Manchester in June
2005: UKFRRT responds to 7th July London Bombings. Mobilises a total of 27 radiographers and state of the art equipment generously provided by X-Ograph Ltd, GE Medical and Ferrannia Inaging systems.
2005: AFR Innaugral General Meeting held at the 6th annual forensic conference (AFR/COR)
2005: Second
2006: AFR reaches 300 members in
2006: AFR recognised as special interest group for forensic imaging by ISRRT
2006: AFR work with UK Home Office to procure specialist imaging equipment for UK Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Team.
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2007: Irish Institute of Radiography forms forensic group affiliated to AFR
2007: First UK post-graduate programme leading to masters degree in forensic radiography deveoloped at Teesside University in conjunction with AFR
2007: UK DVI team inaugurated with UKFRRT to provide radiography response
2008: After two years discussion and prepartion with AFR, CFRP announce that radiographers are eligable registration as Forensic Practitioners in the UK
2008: First AFR international meeting at ISRRT Conference in Durban, South Africa
2008: Publication of 2nd edition of College of Radiographers Forensic Radiography Guidelines in association with AFR
