ARRS to Examine Radiology’s Role in Spaceflight
Medicine
Leesburg,
VA | January 22, 2026—The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) will
host a live virtual symposium, Medical Imaging for Spaceflight, examining how radiology supports astronaut
health and medical decision-making in the spaceflight environment.
This
four-hour educational program on Thursday, February 12 focuses on how
medical imaging is adapted for use beyond Earth, addressing the technical,
operational, and clinical challenges of delivering radiologic care in
microgravity.
Program
sessions will cover preflight screening, inflight ultrasound and radiography,
MRI applications, and image-guided procedures tailored for space missions.
Faculty include radiologists, aerospace medicine physicians, and researchers
with experience spanning space agencies, academic medicine, and industry.
The
symposium will also explore imaging’s role in evaluating spaceflight-associated
neuroocular syndrome and cerebrovascular changes, underscoring radiology’s
expanding contribution to astronaut safety and long-duration missions.
Medical
Imaging for Spaceflight will take place on February 12, from 12:00
pm to 4:30 pm Eastern, and will be delivered as a live virtual course with
one year of on-demand access. ARRS designates this live activity for up to 4.00
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Designed
for radiologists at all career stages, as well as allied health professionals,
engineers, and researchers interested in aerospace medicine, this symposium
highlights radiology’s critical role in the future of human space exploration.
Registration is free for ARRS members,
in-training members, and nonmembers alike.
North America’s first radiological society, the American Roentgen Ray
Society (ARRS) remains dedicated to the advancement of medicine through the
profession of medical imaging and its allied sciences. An international forum
for progress in radiology since the discovery of the x-ray, ARRS maintains its
mission of improving health through a community committed to advancing
knowledge and skills with the ARRS Annual Meeting, two radiology journals—American
Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and Roentgen Ray Review (R3)—ARRS
Symposia, free-access multimedia from our Global Partner Societies, as well as
awarding scholarships via The Roentgen Fund®.
PIO CONTACT:
Logan K. Young
[email protected]
44211 Slatestone Court
Leesburg, VA 20176