World Radiography Day 2021: 8 November

• Every year on November 8, World Radiography Day is commemorated to raise public awareness of the importance of radiology in providing safe patient care and to improve public knowledge of the critical role that radiologists and radiographers play in the healthcare industry.
• World Radiography Day 2021 will also talk about the challenges that the healthcare sector faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The theme of Radiology Day 2021 is ‘Interventional Radiology- Active Care for Patient’.

Important Takeaways

About Radiography

• Radiography is the art and science of using radiation to create images of the human body's tissues, organs, bones, and vessels. These images are read or diagnosed by radiologists, physicians who have received special training in interpreting diagnostic images.