Guides
Radiology in India, explained properly.
Reference guides written for the people who run imaging in India: hospital administrators, diagnostic centre owners and radiologists. Every figure is dated and sourced, and every guide says what it does not know.
The Indian market
4 guides
- The Indian market
What is teleradiology? How remote radiology reporting works in India
Teleradiology is the remote reporting of CT, MRI and X-ray images by a registered radiologist. How it works in India, who uses it, the cost and the rules.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- The Indian market
Teleradiology companies in India: who does what, and what they charge
The main teleradiology companies in India in 2026: 5C Network, Krsnaa, Teleradiology Solutions, DeepTek and more. Models, prices and contracts compared.
11 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- The Indian market
Teleradiology pricing in India: what a CT or MRI report actually costs
What hospitals pay for outsourced CT and MRI reports in India, what radiologists are paid, the IRIA minimum charges, and how GST and TDS apply to platform fees.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- The Indian market
The radiologist shortage in India: the numbers, and what hospitals do about it
India has roughly 20,000 to 22,000 practising radiologists for 1.4 billion people, mostly in metros. Where the shortage bites and how hospitals cover it.
8 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
Regulation and compliance
8 guides
- Regulation and compliance
Is teleradiology legal in India? The rules that apply in 2026
Telemedicine Practice Guidelines 2020, the NMC view on remote signing, state registration, AERB, PC-PNDT and DPDP: the rules before you report remotely.
12 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
The DPDP Act for hospitals and diagnostic centres: what changes, and when
The DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025 explained for hospitals, labs and imaging centres: consent, security safeguards, breach reporting and penalties.
13 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
HIPAA in India: does it apply, and what the Indian equivalent is
HIPAA is a US law and does not apply to Indian hospitals. What hospitals, labs and health-tech vendors in India are bound by: DPDP Act, SPDI Rules, IT Act.
7 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
How to verify a doctor’s NMC registration: IMR search, NMR and the new Unique ID
How to check a doctor on the Indian Medical Register, what the National Medical Register (NMR) and Unique ID change, and what to record when credentialing.
8 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
AERB licence for a CT scanner: e-LORA registration, RSO and what a remote reporting partner needs from you
How a hospital or diagnostic centre gets and keeps an AERB licence for CT and X-ray through e-LORA, what the RSO does and why a reporting partner asks for it.
8 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
The PC-PNDT Act explained for imaging centres: registration, Form F and why ultrasound cannot be outsourced
What the PC-PNDT Act requires of any centre with an ultrasound machine: registration, Form F, monthly returns, penalties and why obstetric scans stay in-house.
10 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
ABDM for diagnostic centres: ABHA, HFR, HPR and the incentive scheme
What the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission asks of a lab or imaging centre: HFR and HPR registration, ABHA-linked reports, M1 to M3 milestones and incentives.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Regulation and compliance
GST and TDS on radiology reporting: what is exempt, what is taxed, and who deducts what
Why a radiologist’s report is GST-exempt but a platform fee is taxed at 18 percent, how e-commerce operator rules and section 194-O change TDS for both sides.
8 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
Standards and technology
3 guides
- Standards and technology
PACS, RIS, DICOM and HL7 explained: how a radiology department’s systems fit together
What PACS, RIS, DICOM, HL7 and FHIR each do, how they connect a scanner to a report, what they cost for a small centre, and what to ask a vendor before you buy.
11 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Standards and technology
DICOM viewers: online, open source and diagnostic. Which one, and when
Free DICOM viewers, web viewers like OHIF and diagnostic workstations compared: what display standards require and how a full study is read in the browser.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Standards and technology
Radiology report format: structure, sections and what a normal CT or MRI report contains
The standard sections of a radiology report, why structured reporting is replacing free text, what a normal CT or MRI brain report looks like, and signing.
10 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
Running a radiology service
3 guides
- Running a radiology service
Radiology report turnaround time: what is normal, what is safe, and how it is measured
Turnaround benchmarks for routine, urgent and STAT CT and MRI reports, how Indian teleradiology providers quote them, and how critical results are communicated.
10 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Running a radiology service
Radiology peer review and discrepancy rates: how reporting quality is measured
How radiology departments and teleradiology networks measure quality: RADPEER-style peer review, discrepancy rates, double reading and published benchmarks.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Running a radiology service
How to start a diagnostic imaging centre in India: licences, equipment, staffing and reporting
A practical checklist for opening a CT or MRI centre in India: registrations, AERB and PC-PNDT, setup costs, PACS, radiologist cover and ABDM incentives.
13 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
Radiologist careers
2 guides
- Radiologist careers
Radiologist salary in India in 2026: employed, freelance and teleradiology pay
What radiologists earn in India in 2026 by experience and city, what teleradiology platforms pay per study, IRIA minimum charges and TDS on freelance pay.
9 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
- Radiologist careers
Teleradiology jobs in India: how remote reporting work actually works
How teleradiology jobs in India work: employed hubs versus per-study platforms, what you need to start, how pay and TDS work, and what to check before you sign.
10 min read · Updated 2026-09-11
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