AFR News
The Association of Forensic Radiographers is involved in many forensic projects and training programmes, both in the UK and abroad.
We work closely with our colleagues in the many other branches of forensic investigation and are keen to promote the work of the Association, so please take a look at our press releases and media coverage to find out more about our recent work.
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June 17, 2008
Prof Gil Brogdon announced as Keynote Speaker for Dublin Conference
Practical Approaches to Imaging
in Forensic Investigation
4th – 6th July 2008
UCD Health Sciences Building
Dublin, Ireland
The organisers are delighted to announce that Professor Gil Brogdon, the Emeritus Professor of Radiology at the University of Southern Alabama, one of the foremost experts in forensic radiology for several decades and author of "Forensic Radiology" will be the keynote speaker on this course.
For further details please see the entry in July's events calendar.
June 8, 2008
Annual General Meeting - 20th September 2008
The AFR AGM will be held on 20th September 2008 in London. Further details will be announced shortly.
June 2, 2008
College of Radiographers and AFR publish new forensic radiography guidelines
United Kingdom Radiological Congress,
Birmingham, UK
Monday 2nd June 2008
The Society and College of Radiographers today published new guidelines for forensic radiography. The guidance document, "Guidance for Radiographers Providing Forensic Radiography Services" has been produced in collaboration with the Association of Forensic Radiographers and replaces the previous 1998 guidance. The document has been completly revised and rewritten and includes several new sections. It is published in interactive format on the members section of the SCoR website www.sor.org and in pdf format on the members section of the AFR website. For further information click here.
If you are logged in to this site as an AFR member, please click here to access the guidelines document.
May 31, 2008
New X-Ray fingerprint analysis method opens cold cases
Forensic researchers at Leicester University have developed a new method that uses X-rays to detect microscopic corrosion caused by chemicals left by fingerprint residue. This new research will be used to reopen and analyse evidence left in cold cases. To read the full text, go to mirror.co.uk
May 25, 2008
Quality of Evidence "increasingly scrutinised in the courtroom"
Today, more than ever, the quality of evidence in criminal cases is scrutinized in the courtroom. Both defense and prosecuting attorneys look to the manner in which evidence is collected and handled to bolster their cases.
Non Accidental Injury and Child Health - Two new documents
New document from Royal College of Radiologists - Standards for Radiological Investigations of Suspected Non-accidental Injury. Associated document from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - Child Death Review Process
May 10, 2008
Training Event: Radiography in the Incident Mortuary
A course for Radiographers with an interest in forensic radiography, those wishing to join or who are members of the United Kingdom Forensic Radiography Response Team (UKFRRT). Radiographers undertaking forensic radiography as part of their normal working practice as many everyday x-ray examinations are potentially forensic cases.
April 5, 2008
Sir Alec Jeffreys has Concerns About Expansion of DNA Databases
The rapid expansion of the United Kingdom’s DNA database beyond just convicted criminals has spurred privacy concerns. Included among those with concerns is Sir Alec Jeffreys, the discoverer of DNA fingerprinting.“I’m convinced that like every other country which has a database we should only be keeping the DNA of those who have been convicted of crimes,” Jeffreys says.
The United Kingdom’s DNA database holds more than 380,000 samples from unsolved crime scenes. With the highest proportion of DNA samples held for the population of its country, one in 14 UK citizens are in the database.
March 15, 2008
Baby Murder Trial: Broken Ribs 'Caused by three incidents'
Three consecutive local press reports on a recent case of "shaken baby syndrome". Plain film and CT findings reported. [February 2008]
March 5, 2008
Solving Mysteries of the Unknown A Series of seminars based in the US from January - November 2008
A Series of seminars based in the US from January - November 2008.
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