Crisis-ready radiology: an essential component of modern healthcare security

Healthcare systems are increasingly challenged by natural disasters, armed conflicts,terrorist attacks,cyberattacks,infrastructure failures, and other large-scale emergencies.While emergency medicine, surgery and intensive care are traditionally viewed as the cornerstones of disaster response, radiology is often overlooked in preparedness planning. Modern emergency care depends on timely diagnostic imaging. When imaging becomes unavailable, patient flow shows, surgical decisions are delayed, and hospital capacity rapidly deteriorates