A new radiation safety coalition is being launched in Canada called Canada Safe Imaging.
The coalition will address the need for a national strategy and action plan relating to radiation safety for medical imaging care in Canada. The coalition will formally launch in the months ahead with invitations to participate to include agencies, professional associations, universities, colleges, national research institutions, and hospitals.
One impetus for the new initiative was to align with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) initiative, supported by 77 countries and 16 organizations, titled the Bonn Call-for-Action, which outlines 10 major strategies for promoting radiation protection.
Canada Safe Imaging will develop awareness and adoption of current and emerging radiation patient protection strategies for Canadians and promote needed research, among other activities.
![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)
