Abstract
Imaging is an indispensable tool in modern medicine, yet very few patients know just how important it is. From cancer detection and therapy to diagnosing stroke or serious trauma in time, radiologists contribute to saving lives by covering every field of medicine. To raise public awareness, the European Society of Radiology has launched the 1st European Day of Radiology on February 10, in memory of x-ray discoverer Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.