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The Award of Excellence
and Innovation in IR
Development
Interventional Radiology is a relatively young medical field. It took the perseverance, hard work and
conviction of many dedicated physicians to help IR to develop into the fully recognised subspecialty
it is today.
Innovative Spirit
Without the continuous development and refinement of new devices and techniques by resourceful
interventional radiologists, the ever-expanding range of treatments offered by our specialty would
not have been possible.
Recognition
Innumerable patients are grateful for the wide range of minimally-invasive alternatives to open
surgery from which they can benefit nowadays. However, CIRSE also wishes to honour your
dedication and excellence in IR and present your innovation to the IR community during the
opening ceremony of CIRSE 2012.
The recipient of this distinction will not only be awarded a certificate of merit
for their contributions to the field, but also a cash prize of € 10,000.
How to apply
Send us your outstanding research results published or accepted by a peer-review scientific journal,
details of a novel technique you discovered, or the cutting-edge equipment you have just patented.
Our board of reviewers welcomes all your innovations and looks forward to the advances they may
bring to IR.
R. W. günther foundation
We warmly thank the R.W. Günther Foundation for kindly sponsoring the award. The Foundation is
based in Aachen, Germany and aims to promote science and research especially in the field of
radiological sciences and diagnostic and interventional radiology, as well as to support national and
international co-operation.
Please note that all applications must be submitted with a relevant CV or, in the case
of research groups, a description of the members involved.
All applications must be submitted by June 14, 2012 to zoidl@cirse.org
For more information, please visit the CIRSE website.