RSNA Debuts Radiology Legacy Collection 1923-1998

[Ashley Day <aday@rsna.org>]

*RSNA debuts /Radiology/ Legacy Collection 1923-1998*

Searchable, electronic archive holds 75 years of content 
accessible to members and purchasing institutions.*

(OAK BROOK, Ill.) June 3, 2010 --The Radiological Society of 
North America (RSNA) has unveiled the /Radiology/ Legacy 
Collection, a digital archive with 75 years of the finest 
research in the radiologic sciences.

The archive will include all articles, images, covers, editorial 
information and advertisements/ /from /Radiology/, 1923-1998/./

As another benefit to membership, all RSNA members will receive 
the Collection free. Existing institutional /Radiology/ 
subscribers may purchase access for a one-time fee of $3,500.00 
by visiting the Radiology Legacy Collection website, 
www.rsna.org/legacy <http://www.rsna.org/legacy>.

Along with access to approximately 103,260 pages of research, 
the/ Radiology/ Legacy Collection will include keyed metadata to 
help facilitate searches. In keeping with its commitment to 
provide high quality, clinically relevant images, RSNA has also 
taken care to preserve the quality of over 86,000 images by 
scanning each individually for optimal clarity and quality 
resolution.

Across eight decades,/ Radiology /has documented the specialty's 
most current, scientifically sound and innovative research/. 
/Today/, Radiology /has/ /the largest readership of any journal 
in the field, with international subscribers comprising 25 
percent of circulation, and an impact factor of 5.996.

To learn more about the /Radiology/ Legacy Collection, please 
visit rsna.org/legacy <http://www.rsna.org/Legacy>. For more 
information about RSNA's publication, /Radiology/, please visit 
radiology.rsna.org <http://www.radiology.rsna.org>.

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RSNA is an association of more than 44,000 radiologists, 
radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists 
committed to excellence in patient care through education and 
research. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (/RSNA.org/)

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* Ashley Day (Ms.) *
/ Assistant, Journal Rights & Circulation /
/ Publications and Communications /
Radiological Society of North America