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FRCR 2B built by radiologists

Pass the FRCR 2B by training the read - not just the recall.

We don't teach you to describe images - we train the read you make under pressure: partial history, first-line imaging, and a clock.

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CHEST · CXR reported Case 04 · timed
Partial history

54M, 3 weeks breathlessness, smoker. First-line CXR reported. What is the read?

  • Searchwhere to look first, not every detail
  • Imageescalate worst-first, state what to exclude
  • Manageacute steps + what the imaging changes
  • Communicatewho to tell, in what order
Safety: exclude tension first 02:14 left
70 62 dayson track

Built by FRCR radiologists

30 rapids · 35 min 6 long cases 12 viva cases pass the standard across all three vs a static question bank
How we teach

We train the read, not the textbook.

The exam is partial history, partial imaging and a clock. Every case runs the same four beats a radiologist runs on-call, with safety woven through.

Search → Image → Manage → Communicate. Safety is checked at every beat, not bolted on at the end.
CHEST · CXR reported Viva case · timed
Partial history

24M, sudden pleuritic chest pain + breathlessness after a long flight. First-line CXR reported. What is the read?

  • Searchlung edge, mediastinal position, tracheal deviation
  • Imageconfirm size, exclude tension first, align to BTS
  • Managedecompress tension; size + stability pick the drain
  • Communicatealert ED + respiratory, document, escalate
Safety: exclude tension first 02:14 left
1 Searching the read: looking where it matters first, not reviewing every detail.
1 Targeted, not total

Search

You don't review every detail. You look where it matters first: the lung edge and absent peripheral lung markings, mediastinal position, the deep sulcus sign, tracheal deviation. Trained search beats exhaustive search under a clock.

Lung edge Absent peripheral markings Mediastinal position Deep sulcus sign Tracheal deviation
Safety flag: mediastinal shift plus hypotension means tension physiology. That changes everything that follows.
2 Escalate, worst-first

Image

State what you want to confirm or exclude. Confirm pneumothorax size; exclude TENSION first (the worse outcome) before anything less urgent. Align to guideline (BTS). Only escalate (erect film, CT) when it changes management.

Exclude tension first Confirm size BTS guideline Escalate only if it changes management
3 Imaging drives treatment

Manage

A tension pneumothorax needs immediate decompression (needle or finger thoracostomy) and a radiologist must recognise and flag it. Size and stability then decide chest drain versus conservative. The treatment choice falls directly out of the imaging parameters.

Immediate decompression Needle / finger thoracostomy Size + stability → drain vs conservative
Safety flag: do not wait for a CT to decompress a tension pneumothorax. Recognise, flag, act.
4 Run the on-call flow

Communicate

Alert ED and respiratory / on-call immediately and in the right order, document the finding, and escalate. This is where you show you run on-call patient flow and join the MDT, not just describe a picture.

Alert ED + respiratory Right order Document Escalate Join the MDT
The complex case

One study. Three findings. Three outcomes.

Real viva cases hide a second finding that distracts, modifies treatment, or is more urgent than the referral reason. We score the way the examiner does.

The study Referral: ?pneumonia, productive cough + fever
1
Main finding

Lobar consolidation

Describe it well: distribution, air bronchograms, volume, silhouette sign. This is the referral reason and the safe core of the answer.

2
Second finding

Incidental pulmonary nodule

Not why they sent the patient, but it needs follow-up. Integrating it lifts you from a pass into a strong answer.

Killer finding

Large pneumothorax / obstructing central mass

Flips management entirely. Miss it and your prescribed plan is wrong, and a perfect read of the main finding cannot save the case.

How it scores
6MARKS

Main finding, covered well

Clean description of the consolidation. That is a pass: the floor, not the ceiling.

8MARKS

Main + second finding integrated

You also spot the nodule and recommend follow-up. +2 marks for joined-up reading.

FAIL

Killer finding missed

The pneumothorax / obstructing mass cancels your management. Perfect main read, failed case.

The skill isn't seeing one thing well. It's seeing the thing that changes the plan, every time, under the clock.

Everything in one place

The whole prep loop, not just a question bank

Five tools that work off the same content and the same progress data, all pointed at one thing: clinical reasoning under exam pressure.

Adaptive Study Plan + Readiness

A plan that bends to your exam date with phase-based pacing, then re-balances when you fall behind or surge ahead. A live readiness countdown tells you exactly where you stand.

Paces reasoning practice so it peaks the week you sit the exam.

73%
Readiness
Exam in 41 days

Viva Arena COMING SOON

An AI examiner runs you through a mock oral exam: case prompts, follow-up questions, and structured feedback on exactly where you lost marks.

Rehearses reasoning out loud, under questioning, the way the real viva tests it.

FSRS Flashcards

Spaced-repetition clinical-reasoning cards, scheduled for the moment you are about to forget.

Keeps the reasoning patterns from fading between study blocks.

Smart Review

Cards you get wrong auto-resurface through spaced repetition until you have mastered them.

Targets the exact reasoning gaps you keep slipping on.

Tungsten Benchmark

Readiness science: Mastery x Coverage, a 4-rank mastery ladder, and your percentile versus peers.

Measures reasoning depth, not just questions answered.

Readiness science

Know you're ready - don't just hope.

We turn "am I ready?" into something you can read off a dial: how deeply you've mastered the reasoning, how much of the exam you've covered, and where you sit against peers. Built to inform, not to pressure.

Mastery across subspecialties

Mastery x Coverage, mapped over the six FRCR 2B subspecialties. The wider the shape, the more even your reasoning.

Neuro MSK Cardio GI/GU Paeds VasIR

Strongest: Neuro, MSK. Needs work: Vascular & IR, GI/GU.

Mastery - how deeply you reason68%

How reliably you reach the right read, not how many cards you've seen.

Coverage - how much of the exam81%

Share of the FRCR 2B blueprint you've practised at least once.

The mastery ladder

Four ranks describe where your reasoning sits, in plain words. They report progress; they never gamify it.

1 FoundationRecognising the patterns; building the search habit.
2 RegistrarReasoning soundly on common cases under the clock. You are here
3 FellowCatching second findings and the read that changes the plan.
4 ConsultantSafe, fast, complete: examiner-grade reasoning end to end.
72nd Percentile vs peers. You're reasoning ahead of 72% of candidates sitting the same window. Context, not a contest.

Readiness is Mastery x Coverage, not a streak. The numbers exist to point you at the next weak area, never to nudge you with badges.

Inside the FRCR 2B course

Six subspecialties, 576 reasoning cards

Every subspecialty carries its own clinical-reasoning cards and viva cases, structured topic by topic.

NEURO82 cards

Neuroradiology

Brain, spine, head & neck: from stroke patterns to the posterior fossa.

PAEDS87 cards

Paediatrics

Non-accidental injury, congenital anomalies and the paediatric chest and abdomen.

MSK86 cards

Musculoskeletal

Trauma, arthropathies and bone tumours, with the classic exam aunt-minnies.

CARDIO77 cards

Cardiothoracic

Chest radiograph and CT patterns, interstitial lung disease and cardiac anatomy.

GI/GU151 cards

GI & GU

Hepatobiliary, luminal GI, renal tract and gynae imaging across modalities.

VASIR93 cards

Vascular & Interventional

Vascular anatomy, common interventions and the complications you'll be asked about.

3 more exam courses coming: FRCR Part 1 Physics SOON FRCR Part 1 Anatomy SOON FRCR 2A SOON
Why it's different

Tungsten People vs a static question bank

A pile of cases tests recall. We train the read you make under pressure and pace it to your exam date.

What you get Tungsten People A static question bankbuy a pile, work through it
Adaptive pacingThe plan re-balances when you fall behind or surge ahead.
Plan adapts to your progress
Fixed list, you self-pace
Spaced-repetition schedulingCards return the moment you're about to forget them.
FSRS-scheduled, wrong answers resurface
Re-do questions manually, if at all
Readiness predictionTurns "am I ready?" into a number you can read.
Mastery x Coverage, percentile vs peers
A % of questions answered, no readiness
AI viva practiceThe #1 fear, and the hardest thing to rehearse.
Viva Arena: AI mock-oral (coming soon)
None: text questions only
Clinical-reasoning methodSearch → Image → Manage → Communicate, safety woven through.
Every card trains the read, not recall
Recall and pattern-matching
Paced to your exam dateThe plan counts down to the day you sit.
Built around your date, no per-day extension fees
Time-boxed access, some charge to extend
Adaptive pacing
TungstenPlan adapts to your progress
Static bankFixed list, you self-pace
Spaced-repetition scheduling
TungstenFSRS-scheduled, wrong answers resurface
Static bankRe-do questions manually, if at all
Readiness prediction
TungstenMastery x Coverage, percentile vs peers
Static bankA % answered, no readiness
AI viva practice
TungstenViva Arena: AI mock-oral (coming soon)
Static bankNone: text questions only
Clinical-reasoning method
TungstenEvery card trains the read, not recall
Static bankRecall and pattern-matching
Paced to your exam date
TungstenBuilt around your date, no per-day extension fees
Static bankTime-boxed access, some charge to extend

Honest comparison: features marked coming soon are on the roadmap, not yet live.

From candidates

Built around how radiologists actually revise

"The planner is the part I didn't know I needed. I stopped re-reading the same chapter and started clearing what I'd actually forgotten."

AR
Dr A. Rahman
FRCR 2B candidate

"The readiness score finally answered the question I kept asking myself: am I actually ready? I stopped panic-buying courses and trusted the plan."

PS
Dr P. Sharma
Radiology registrar

"The reasoning cards read like real reporting, not textbook trivia. That's what made the difference on rapid reporting for me."

MK
Dr M. Khalil
FRCR 2B candidate

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FAQ

Questions, answered

The FRCR Part 2B in radiology, end to end: rapid reporting (30 cases in 35 minutes), 6 long cases, and a 12-case viva. You have to pass the standard across all three components, so we train all three. More FRCR exams are on the way as separate courses (Part 1 Physics, Part 1 Anatomy and 2A).

Yes. A free account gives you the Adaptive Study Planner plus a sample of cards, so you can try the method and see how it fits your revision before you pay for the full course.

The FSRS algorithm schedules each clinical-reasoning card for the moment you're about to forget it, so you spend time on weak material instead of what you already know. Anything you get wrong is auto-resurfaced through Smart Review until it sticks.

An AI mock-oral examiner that runs you through cases, asks follow-up questions, and gives structured feedback on where marks were won and lost. It is coming soon as part of our Premium tier.

We're complementary and smarter. A static bank is a pile of cases to grind; we add adaptive pacing to your exam date, readiness analytics, Smart Review of your weak spots, and (coming soon) AI viva practice, all built around a clinical-reasoning method rather than recall. Run it alongside whatever you already have.

Readiness is Mastery x Coverage, shown as mastery ranks and your percentile against peers. It's there to point you at the next weak area, not to pressure you: information, never nagging.

Subscriptions are monthly and you can cancel whenever you like from your account settings. Access continues to the end of the billing period.

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