The Institute had been established as early as 1930 as one of the in-service training units of the Ministry of Health to undertake the responsibility of training diagnostic radiographers. In 1970 the Institute was developed through a joint- venture between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, so as to keep abreast with new developments in the science and technology of radiodiagnosis and radiotherapy, 311d to accept students from EMRO and the Middle East Countries.

In 1978 the Institute was considered as one of the specialized Higher Educational Institutions that governed by the National Council for Higher Education. In 1992 the Institute has been affiliated to the Sudan University of Science and Technology.

The Institute is characterized by its unique specialization in the field of radiodiagnostic sciences and radiotherapeutic sciences in Africa, Asia and some European countries. The Institute is become one of Sudan University of Science and Technology .

Location: The buildings of the college are located at the junction of the Baladia and the Anny Str.

The buildings include:

• teaching- rooms,
• a physics and instrumentation laboratory, and
• a computer unit.

Also there is an X -ray and an Ultrasound Department mainly built to facilitate students' clinical practice at Id to provide service in radiographic and ultrasound examinations for patients at low prices.