Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Member led Special Interest Groups, Networks and Forums.

Welcome to the Special Interest Group page

Special interest groups (SIGs) are independent groups of members and non-members who are supported by the Society of Radiographers through promotion on our website.

Please read our guidance on Special Interest Groups here .

SIGs share information across their specialisms and are a fantastic place to connect with colleagues from across the UK. You can find a list of all SIGs and related webpages below.

Have a Special Interest Group of your own that you'd like to add? Let us know by filling in the SIG suggestion form below.

Advancing Practice in Radiography SIG

A community of practice across the Radiography professions specifically around advancing practice.

APRONS Special Interest Group

The Assistant Practitioner Radiography Online Network Scotland (APRONS) group provides AP’s in Scotland with a voice within Scottish Imaging

Brachytherapy radiographers forum

BR Forum is intended to facilitate the support and professional development of therapeutic radiographers aspiring or a part of brachytherapy services. 

Meet and exchange ideas, information and support in this developing area within radiotherapy.

Breast Imaging

Aiming to build a network and build a support for all w Radiographers working for the UK breast imaging symptomatic and screening service.

Breast Radiotherapy Interest Group

Our mission is to advance breast cancer radiotherapy and reduce global variations; to improve patient experiences and patient outcomes.

Careers Promotion and Outreach Group

The purpose of the group is to support the diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy workforce relating to careers and outreach activities across the UK.

Charity Special Interest Group

Interested in charity work? Join our SIG to help raise awareness of the amazing charities that serve our patients.

The Children and Young People’s Imaging Special Interest Group

This is a platform to connect radiographers who were interested in children’s imaging with specialist children’s radiographers, education experts, and other interested parties.

CT Leads Special Interest Group

This SIG will facilitate communication with peers and experts and a provide a network for collaboration.

CT Scottish Special Interest Group

Do you want to share best practice? Do you want to learn from others? Share protocols?  Have you been innovative? CTSSIG welcome CT Leads, Advanced and Specialised Radiographers to join this established forum.

DXA Special Interest Group

This special interest group is aimed at anyone with an interest in bone densitometry and DXA across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Extended Role Radiographers in Interventional Procedures

ERRIP SIG  aim to share expertise, best practice, and provide a community of radiographers who undertake, or are interested in, interventional procedures.

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Group
This is a collaborative community for extended role radiographers to share and promote good practice.

Gastro-Intestinal Radiographers Special Interest Group

The focus of the group is on radiographer/practitioner managed gastrointestinal (GI) and other fluoroscopic/endoscopic examinations.

Health Improvement/Public Health in Radiography

Public health is aimed at disease prevention, prolonging life and improving quality of life through organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, communities and individuals.

Imaged Guided Radiotherapy SIG (IGRT SIG)

The purpose of the Imaged Guided Radiotherapy SIG (IGRT SIG) is to provide clinical governance for the Imaging in radiotherapy centres across the UK.

Radiotherapy Information, Support and Review Radiographer Forum

A forum for qualified therapeutic radiographers with an interest and / or expertise and involvement with providing information, support and review 

International Association of Forensic Radiographers

Recognised by the ISRRT and SoR|CoR to be the lead body in promoting forensic radiography.



Interventional Radiography Special Interest Group

Dedicated to promoting and advancing Interventional Radiography as a specialty through supporting best practice, collaborative working, identifying current challenges and sharing expertise.  

National CT Head reporting radiographers special interest group

This SIG aims to give professional credence and support for CT Head Reporting Radiographers undertaking these extended roles and at all stages of practice development.

North West Chest X-Ray Reporting Radiographers SIG

This group is aimed at radiographers in the North West Region who report or have a future interest in reporting adult chest X-ray’s.

Paperless Radiotherapy Interest Group

P-RIG (Paperless Radiotherapy Interest Group) has been set up to allow users from across the country to share ideas and experience as they progress with paperless working.

Palliative care – Advanced and Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer

PTR was created to provide peer support and help develop practices & techniques.

Professional Alliance of Indian Radiographers (PAIR)

A dedicated network of Indian-origin radiographers working within the healthcare system, committed to supporting and empowering Indian radiographers.

Prostate Site Special Interest Group

The Prostate Site Specialist SIG has been set up to create an open forum for members to network, share and collaborate on experiences, best practice, research, audits and service evaluations to improve prostate cancer care and management.



Radiation Induced Skin Reactions (RISR)

Providing healthcare practitioners a platform to discuss and share RISR assessment, management and teaching information to better support all patient

Radiographer AI Special Interest Group

This is a radiographer-led space for radiographers to access resources, ask questions and discuss the use and future of AI for radiographers.

Radiography Research Development Network (RRDN)

Providing peer support, education and guidance to qualified therapeutic and diagnostic radiographers with new or developing research experience.



Radiotherapy Late Effects Special Interest Group

This is a platform for therapeutic radiographers to discuss and develop services to support patients with ongoing consequences from their radiotherapy treatment.

Radiotherapy Pre-Treatment Special Interest Group

The purpose of this group is to facilitate networking and communication between therapeutic radiographers with a special interest in the Pre-Treatment Specialty to allow sharing of knowledge and experiences.  

RePAIR Special Interest Group

Reducing Pre-registration Attrition and Improving Retention

Reporting Radiographer SIG

Providing reporting radiographers a platform to connect and share best practice.


Reporting Radiographers Interest Group Scotland (RRIGS)

RRIGS was established in 2011 to provide a forum for Diagnostic Image Reporting Radiographers to share professional and educational opportunities

Research Specialist Interest Groups

Details of all the research based special interest groups: DRR, RaCTR, and Qualitative.

Retired Member's Steering Group

A wealth of knowledge, skills and experience is potentially lost to the profession and to the Society and College of Radiographers through the retirement of radiographers/members

Senior Strategic Leadership Special Interest Group

The purpose of SSL -SIG is to provide a supportive forum for AHP leaders who work in strategic roles and are qualified HCPC registered radiography professionals.

Simulation Special Interest Group

Promoting collaboration and in recognition of the value of a sharing platform to explore good practice between professionals to enhance the learner experience.

Specialist Paediatric Radiotherapy Radiographers Interest Group

To support and contribute to the development of standards of best practice for those involved in providing paediatric radiotherapy.

Superficial Radiotherapy Special Interest Group

The purpose of the group is to facilitate and enable consultation and knowledge transfer across UK radiotherapy.

Supply, Administration & Prescribing Radiographers

Supporting the safe use of medicines by radiographers and associated professionals in clinical imaging and radiotherapy services

The Association of Paediatric Radiographers

Supporting best practice in children's imaging

General enquiries

Special Interest Groups are forums for support and learning. For general information about SIGs, please use the button below to contact us.

Contact us

Suggest a Special Interest Group

Any member wishing to establish a SIG will need to find like-minded colleagues. This could be via the SoR website, Synergy, Insight or social media.

Established groups looking to propose a new SoR SIG, or individuals looking to recruit like-minded members to their proposed SIG, should submit the following information. In the case of established groups a nominated member representative should complete and submit the SIG suggestion form.

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