IR foundations

A shared baseline in the language, tools and logic of IR — scope of the specialty, imaging in procedural planning, access and device concepts, radiation safety, consent and communication.

Core learning.

What interventional radiology isIn preparation
Principles of image guidanceIn preparation
Access and device conceptsWIRS guide
Radiation safety, sterility and consentRadiopaedia (opens in a new tab)

From WIRS.

Access, wires, catheters and sheaths →The equipment vocabulary and sizing logic you are assumed to already know on your first day in the angio suite.

Recommended learning.

European Curriculum and Syllabus for IR (3rd edition) (opens in a new tab)CIRSE
CIRSE Academy (opens in a new tab)CIRSE
WIRS curriculum and career-pathway orientation (opens in a new tab)WIRS
Radiation protection (opens in a new tab)Radiopaedia

WIRS resources are educational material for supervised learning. They do not replace local institutional protocols, specialist guidance or clinical judgement.