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October 29, 2008
AGM agrees name change
AGM approves change of name to The International Association of Forensic Radiographers
October 12, 2008
College of Radiographers and AFR joint study day.
Saturday 20th September 2008 saw the annual joint study day of the College of Radiographers (CoR) and the Association of Forensic Radiographers (AFR) take place at King’s College Waterloo campus in London. This year’s conference was based around implementing best practice in forensic radiography and had a wide range of speakers from various clinical and forensic backgrounds.
October 7, 2008
X-Rays may help in determining age of chinese gymnasts
Gil Brogdon suggests that X-rays may reveal the true age of suspected underage gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics.
August 6, 2008
Political Changes Influence Forensic Science in Colombia
While by size and population Colombia is small in comparison to the U.S., it is one of the most violent countries in the world. Recently, Colombia has been successful in reducing the crime rate. How has this occurred now? Significant change can occur when divergent forces come together. Laurie Sperling,and Gabriela Kleiman report in Forensic Magazine
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
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