British vs American English

There are numerous spelling differences between British English (as spoken and written in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth)and American English (as spoken and written in the United States and Canada). Although Radiopaedia initially favoured UK spelling (on account of having been started in Australia) we now accept having a mix of British (UK) and American (US) spelling on the site.

The site now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling. This is based on your browser language setting. Additionally, your user profile settings include a language preference which over-rides the browser language setting. 

Only a defined set of words will be translated. 

Because we replace spelling on a word-for-word basis, some context-specific words can't be changed. e.g. the colour gray (US) vs grey (UK) can't be auto-translated because of the SI unit of radiation the Gray. 

In such instances we have no preference of UK vs US spelling provide the whole article/case uses the same spelling. 

If you see a word that we've missed please email us at [email protected] and notwe will consider adding it.

Parts of the site translated

Not all parts of the site will be affected. For example, references and usernames and biographies are specifically excluded. Some other parts of the site may be added in the future. 

Also, ifThe internet is a big place. If you follow a link shared with you that has a specific language appended to the end of the URL, e.g. ?lang=gb you willmay be shown that spelling and not the one favoured by your browser/user profile.