The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a comprehensive online education program to train radiologists in implementing a CT lung cancer screening program.
The program, which will emphasize the development of safe and effective screening programs, enables radiologists to earn credits toward continuing medical education (CME), ACR said.
The interactive program provides instruction on the following:
- Determining parameters for low-dose screening CT
- Recognizing characteristics of suspicious nodules
- Implementing management strategies for nodular findings
- Providing structured reporting for screening
- Carrying out the shared decision-making process with patients
- Implementing National Comprehensive Cancer Network screening guidelines into routine practice
The program guides the process of quickly and efficiently implementing a lung cancer screening program, and it helps providers demonstrate the quality of the program to patients, payors, and Medicare, ACR said.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
