The First FRCR Examination expects candidates to have gained a knowledge of the physical principles that underpin diagnostice medical imaging and of the anatomy needed to perform and interpret radiological studies.
Applicants need to hold a formal clinical radiology training post, in which they are actively receiving clinical radiology training, (or to have held such a post in the past) in order to enter the First FRCR Examination. The examination is held three times a year.
The First FRCR Examination comprises two modules: physics and radiological anatomy. All candidates will need to pass both modules in order to pass the examination overall. This applies both to new candidates and to those who have attempted, but not passed, the First FRCR Examination in its previous format (ie physics only). Those who have passed the First FRCR Examination in its previous format (ie physics only by the Autumn 2009 sitting) do not need to sit the anatomy module.