Radiology has made great strides in recent years. The new technology that is available makes clinical diagnosis more reliable. Introducing new radiology techniques to the field of forensic radiology has been the objective of much research. The many uses of forensic radiology in identification, cause of injury/death and abuse make it an important addition to the field of forensics. The ability to get accurate data and preserve the evidence for future use are just some of the advantages of forensic radiology. In the process of forensic radiology research new development in using common X-ray findings for use in normal forensic setting. The use of more complex radiology methods such as ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine in forensic prompted research programs for the aim of making them standard for forensic such as the VIRTOPSY project. The automation of radiology in the forensic process is the ultimate goal. Making age old autopsy and hand work less used. By using the high definition of CT and MRI full body scans can give the ability to dissect the body in virtual space and recreate the evidence as many times as needed and save the results. Computer images are also less graphic for the court room. With such methods doing autopsy in the conservative society will be no problem. Autopsy will be so routine that all the dead will get a virtual autopsy that can be saved for epidemiology research or for future use in suspected cases with no need of fear of loosing evidence caused by the body buried for a long time.