Pledge for Associations and Educational Programs

New for 2026: Pledge to both Image Wisely^® and Image Gently^® in one place!

We pledge to endorse and promote the goals of Image Wisely and Image Gently among our members and students:

• Image Wisely^® is committed to raising awareness throughout the medical community about safety in imaging, including opportunities for eliminating unnecessary imaging and optimizing the use of ionizing radiation in medically necessary imaging exams.

Image Gently^® is committed to:

• Putting patients welfare, including health, first by optimizing imaging examinations to use only the radiation necessary to produce diagnostic-quality images.
• Partnering with the imaging team as stewards of the principles of the Image Gently^® program to ensure that facilities prioritize patient quality and safety through all aspects of medical imaging.
• Respecting suggestions from and engaging every stakeholder of the imaging team on ways to ensure use of medical radiation is safe and effective.
• Communicating optimal patient imaging strategies to referring physicians, and to be available for consultation to this end.
• Routinely reviewing imaging protocols to ensure that the appropriate radiation necessary to acquire a diagnostic-quality image is used for each examination.