This book gets to the heart of what radiology is and what radiologists do. As a relatively young speciality, there is no guide for radiologists to act as a moral compass. Until now, that is. You will not find any dry technical matters in here. You will not find any clues about how to interpret images better. This book details the 'other 50%': the rest of the working week when a radiologist is not reading scans or performing procedures.   

The essence of radiology is distilled and offered up to the reader. If you want a comfortable read that offers bland reassurances, look elsewhere. If you want a book that questions everything and discusses uncomfortable truths, this is the book for you. Each of the Rules addresses an important part of professional practice.  This book is a manifesto for all radiologists across the globe to raise their game, to be more effective and to serve their patients better. 

Rule #1 / / Obey the Rules

Rule #2 / / Smile
Rule #3 / / Keep your cool
Rule #4 / / Work hard
Rule #5 / / Toughen Up
Rule #6 / / Respect the machines
Rule #7 / / Never let a clinician play radiologist
Rule #8 / / Forgive the sins of the clinician
Rule #9 / / Don't be too approachable
Rule #10 / / Be a good colleague
Rule #11 / / Never measure anything
Rule #12 / / Never count anything
Rule #13 / / The default is to say 'yes'
Rule #14 / / Agitation is not an indication
Rule #15 / / Always help the patient
Rule #16 / / Be damned careful when saying an outright 'no'
Rule #17 / / Don't study surrogates
Rule #18 / / Avoid 'interesting' cases
Rule #19 / / Beware the 'fit 90 year old'
Rule #20 / / Counteract misjudgement
Rule #21 / / There is no such thing as a radiological emergency
Rule #22 / / If you feel resistance, stop pushing
Rule #23 / / Use words carefully
Rule #24 / / Brevity is king
Rule #25 / / Ditch the stethoscope
Rule #26 / /CT is easy
Rule #27 / / Don't answer the phone
Rule #28 / / Stay safe the easy way
Rule #29 / / Get off the fence
Rule #30 / / Don't pick fights
Rule #31 / / Beware the 'good' case
Rule #32 / / Don't fret about complications
Rule #33 / / We are not the business of exclusion
Rule #34 / / Trust your clinical instincts
Rule #35 / / If you have to fail, fail safely
Rule #36 / / Take clinical details with a pinch of salt
Rule #37 / / Don't crap on juniors
Rule #38 / / Aggressive clinicians need your help
Rule #39 / / Know loads
Rule #40 / / Never offer to eat your pants
Rule #41 / / Radiologists don't wear suede shoes.-Rule #42 / / Never investigate on the day of discharge
Rule #43 / / Only give clinicians 15 seconds
Rule #44 / / You can never know too much anatomy.-Rule #45 / / Be careful with "limited" or "quick" studies
Rule #46 / / Image quality is up to the radiologist
Rule #47 / / It is never a chordoma
Rule #48 / / Reporting rooms should be pitch black
Rule #49 / / Don't touch the screens
Rule #50 / / Error is inherent to radiology.