Applicants for Level 1 accreditation must be one of the following:

• Consultants or Specialty Trainees (or Specialty Doctors at an equivalent level) in Radiology, Cardiology or allied specialities such as Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Applicants must either have had training at a hospital that provides exposure to the required number of cases or attended a dedicated Level 1 course delivered by trainers accredited to at least BSCI/SCCT Level 2 standard. In both circumstances, applicants must demonstrate 8 hours of CPD in cardiac CT.

The BSCI/BSCCT encourages applications through two principal routes:

Route 1 – Hospital-based 

1. The applicant, during normal clinical practice, has performed 50 cardiac CT studies. No more than 5 of these may be solely non-contrast studies. The applicant should have been involved in choice of scan protocol, patient preparation, study acquisition, analysis and report production submitted with this application. At least 25 of these cases must be recorded in detail in a logbook that is submitted with this application. The minimum information required in the log is scan indication, method ofacquisition, findings and total dose-length product. Evidence of supervised hands-on training must be submitted inthe form of a signed 'Verification of Hands on Practice' form.
   
   
2. The applicant must have accumulated the equivalent to 8 hours of cardiovascular CT related CPD to include, but not be limited to:

If this CPD activity is accumulated from meetings attended, in-house training or online training, it must be supported by CPD certificates.

Please note: If the submitted CPD certificates relate to general or multi-stream meetings, the certificates must detail the lectures and modules attended relevant to this application. When the certificate does not provide this detail, the applicant must provide the details of the relevant meeting content (e.g. conference programme) and the applicant will be credited an appropriate proportion of the CPD value of the meeting certificate. 

3. An application fee must be paid before the application will be considered. A link to pay by credit card will appear once your application has been submitted.  Fees are as follows:

Route 2 – Course-based 

1. The applicant has attended a classroom-based Level 1 course (supervised by trainers accredited to at least BSCI/SCCT Level 2 standard), during which they will have examined 50 cardiac CT studies. No more than 5 of these may be solely non-contrast studies. Evidence of the course should be submitted in the form of a detailed course certificate/letter signed by the course director. At least 25 of these cases must be recorded in detail in a logbook that is submitted with this application. The logbook should include detailed indications and findings of the cases provided, ideally along with method of acquisition and total dose length product. Although course providers should provide this logbook, submission of these details for the purposes of Level 1 Accreditation remains the responsibility of the applicant.
   
   
2. The applicant must have accumulated the equivalent to 8 hours of cardiovascular CT related CPD to include, but not be limited to:

If a Level 1 course certificate is submitted as evidence of relevant cardiovascular CPD, the certificate should confirm the details above.

If this CPD activity is accumulated from meetings attended, in-house training or online training, it must be supported by CPD certificates.

Please note: If the submitted CPD certificates relate to general or multi-stream meetings, the onus is on the applicant to detail the lectures and modules attended relevant to this application. The applicant will then be credited an appropriate proportion of the CPD value of the meeting certificate.