Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (IRIA)

Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) is promoting the study, the practice of Diagnostic Radiological and Imaging Modalities including X-ray, Ultrasound, C.T., M.R.I., PET CT/MRI, and other Imaging Modalities Radio-Biology, Radiation Medicine, Molecular Imaging and Interventional Radiology and other related subspecialties/super-specialties.

The ‘Indian Radiological Association’ took its birth in 1931 in Calcutta with late Dr. Ajit Mohan Bose as founder President and Dr. Subodh Mitra as founder Secretary. The first meeting was held on 21st April 1931 in Calcutta and Capt. M. Mukherjee, Dr.K.B. Ghosh, and Dr. Moitra attended the meeting. In April 1932, the Eighth session of Indian Medical Association was held and the Indian Radiological Association met as the Radiological section of I.M.A. under the chairmanship of Dr.M.D.Joshi and during his speech, Dr.Joshi stressed the need for sound radiological education in India. In 1934, once again the radiologists met at a sectional meeting of the Conference of IMA, held at Bombay with Dr. K. P. Mody in the Chair.