1 9 2 7 ▁upon ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁soci eties . ▁The ▁B IR ▁became ▁a ▁registered ▁char ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁past ▁pres idents ▁▁ 1 8 9 7 - 9 8 ▁Sil van us ▁P ▁Thompson ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 - 0 8 ▁William ▁D ud d ell ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 - 2 3 ▁Sir ▁Hum ph ry ▁Roll eston ▁▁ 1 9 2 3 - 2 4 ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁L odge ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 - 7 3 ▁Robert ▁Ste iner ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 - 7 4 ▁Frank ▁Far mer ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 - 0 4 ▁Jan et ▁Hus band ▁ ▁Object ives ▁ ▁T aken ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Institute ▁of ▁Rad i ology ▁Mission ▁Stat ement . ▁ ▁- ▁The ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁and ▁science ▁of ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁radi ology , ▁radio bi ology ▁and ▁the ▁medical ▁applications ▁of ▁nuclear ▁science . ▁ ▁- ▁To ▁promote ▁the ▁useful ness ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁radi ologist , ▁radio bi ologist , ▁phys ic ist , ▁radi ograph er , ▁and ▁X - ray ▁engineer ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁field ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁industrial ▁application ▁of ▁radio active ▁subst ances . ▁ ▁- ▁To ▁dis sem inate ▁knowledge ▁concerning ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁radi ology , ▁radio bi ology ▁and ▁the ▁medical ▁applications ▁of ▁nuclear ▁science . ▁ ▁Publications ▁The ▁British ▁Institute ▁of ▁Rad