The ESR has redesigned its free undergraduate eBook. Now called "Modern Radiology eBook," the rebranded and revised version has an expanded scope.
"The feedback that we received from radiologists throughout the world indicated that the eBook was not only accessed as a reference for medical students, but also for radiology residents and sometimes even radiologists willing to update their knowledge in one or another specific domain," explained ESR First Vice President Prof. Minerva Becker of Geneva, Switzerland, in an interview.
"Although teaching programs of universities and medical schools are not uniform across Europe, many prestigious universities have adopted or recommended the ESR eBook as a reference for teaching radiology," noted Becker, further describing the eBook as "comprehensive, evolving, accessible, multilevel, and collaborative."
The eBook has evolved to encompass more advanced content tailored to postgraduate training levels I and II of the ESR’s European Training Curriculum. All chapters were created by 105 invited recognized experts from the ESR community and brought into a common format with the editorial team of the ESR office. The eBook consists of 28 chapters, eight of which are currently available, and over 2,500 pages on the fundamentals of radiology.
"According to the ESR teaching curriculum we have attempted to distinguish basic (pregraduate) from more advanced (postgraduate) knowledge," continued Becker, who will preside over ECR 2026. "This may allow interested students to ‘dig deeper‘ into one or another topic and residents to refer to the objectives that are more related to the postgraduate levels I and II."
In addition, the updated version is more visually engaging and optimized for easy navigation, offering the means to easily switch between organ-based topics, technical chapters, and supplemental resources. The eBook will continue to evolve, the ESR said.
The eBook’s first edition, "Undergraduate Education in Radiology," had been downloaded more than 140,000 times as of November 2024, according to the ESR. The new edition is now live on the ESR website here.
