In recognition of its long-term commitment to the further development of radiology, the German Radiology Society awards Prof. Dr. med. Hiroshi Honda the honorary membership.

Professor Honda, what is today’s most interesting research project?

The Japan Radiological Society (JRS) started the „Japan Safe Radiology Project“, supported by the National Government. This project is designed to make the Japan Medical Imaging Database to accomplish six programs: “Proper distribution of medical equipment and radiologists”, “Clinical decision support”, “Dose index registry”, “Standardization and Optimization of the imaging biomarker (J-QIBA)”, “Diagnosis report registry”, and “Diagnosis and radiotherapy planning supported by artificial intelligence”. This “Japan Safe” will expand to the nationwide medical data base project.

My favorite places	A special moment	A memorable meeting
are home, the Radiology Department and the Golf course.	The photo was taken during a social event after a meeting of the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology (IS3R) in Washington D.C. in 2017.	50 German radiologists and their families visited Fukuoka city (Japan) within the context of the German-Japanese Radiological Affiliation (GJRA) in 2014, hosted by GJRA-President Prof. Dr. Honda. The photo was taken during a post-congress tour in Kumamoto Castle.

The honorary membership will be awarded on the occasion of the German Roentgen Congress in the context of the opening event on May 10, 2018 in the Congress Center Leipzig.