Dr. Gabriel Bartal is an interventional radiologist, and former Director of the Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology at Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, affiliated with Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Israel. Dr. Bartal is a President of the Israeli Society of Interventional Radiology, a Distinguished Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE), and a Fellow of the North American Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). He is an active member of the Radiation Protection subcommittee of CIRSE and is involved in several European projects on behalf of CIRSE. He is also involved in the research and development of clinical methods in dose management and radiation protection and is co-author of book chapters, publications, and professional guidelines in the field of patient and staff radiation safety in image-guided interventions.