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{"title":"Integrating soft skills into medical radiation science curricula: A necessity, not an option","authors":"Bismark Ofori-Manteaw","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101979","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101979","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 5","pages":"Article 101979"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of debriefing in supporting, retaining, and educating radiography students: An exploratory narrative review","authors":"Mark Ngo ,&nbsp;Emily Skelton ,&nbsp;Benard Ohene-Botwe ,&nbsp;Stamatia Papathanasiou ,&nbsp;Cletus Amedu ,&nbsp;Liam Mannion ,&nbsp;Shafq Ahmed ,&nbsp;Caroline Vince ,&nbsp;David Stuart ,&nbsp;Claire Richards ,&nbsp;Leah Untisz-Sly ,&nbsp;Judy Brook ,&nbsp;Emma Hyde ,&nbsp;Chris O’Sullivan ,&nbsp;Christina Malamateniou","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101971","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101971","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Clinical placements are essential for the development of practical and professional skills for radiography students. However, they can also be a substantial source of stress. The shift from theoretical learning within the safety of the classroom environment to the unforeseen realities of clinical practice can be challenging. This narrative review aims to explore the role of debriefing in the context of simulation-based education (SBE) and clinical debriefing (CD), highlighting their relevance in supporting, retaining, and educating radiography students by improving their experiences during clinical placements.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>The literature search utilised databases including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and MEDLINE. Key search terms included radiography, student, debriefing, resilience, retention, support, and emotional well-being. Due to limited radiography-specific research, the search was expanded to include broader healthcare literature, prioritising papers from the past decade.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Debriefing following SBE allows students to process emotions, reactions, and mentally prepare for similar situations in clinical placements. Incorporating SBE debriefing into radiography programmes may help familiarise students with the structure and purpose of debriefs. The benefits of CD in radiography are not as well studied or established. Broader research from other health professions highlights the potential of CD to promote resilience and support the emotional and psychological well-being of individuals. Routine CD can provide a supportive, safe space for reflections and to express emotions. Prompted CD, performed after challenging events, should be conducted in a psychologically safe environment by well-trained facilitators. Where multiple students are involved, group debriefing may be more effective than individual sessions. Facilitators should create a safe space for emotional expression, avoid pressuring students to disclose detailed accounts of the traumatic experience, and provide follow-up support where necessary.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Establishing debriefing frameworks to the unique challenges faced by radiography professionals could better equip students to navigate the emotional demands of clinical placements. Future research could explore radiography students' and educators' perspectives on clinical debriefing, and evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of specific debriefing models to support students before, during, and after practice placements. This knowledge can inform the development of formal guidelines to better educate and retain radiography students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 5","pages":"Article 101971"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to the Editor on: “Radiographers’ knowledge, clinical expertise and application of pain management strategies in the radiology department: Results from a qualitative focus group”","authors":"Sophie Shephard ,&nbsp;Kate Dahlenburg","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101970","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101970","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 4","pages":"Article 101970"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond the image: How the skills of an imaging technologist shaped my educational leadership journey","authors":"Jennifer Brown","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101913","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 5","pages":"Article 101913"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143894800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Message de la rédactrice en chef","authors":"Amanda Bolderston","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101900","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 3","pages":"Article 101900"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inter-rater concordance in the classification of COVID-19 in chest X-ray images using the RANZCR template for COVID-19 infection","authors":"Peter O’Reilly ,&nbsp;Dania Abu Awwad ,&nbsp;Sarah Lewis ,&nbsp;Warren Reed ,&nbsp;Ernest Ekpo","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101911","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101911","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has developed a reporting template to assist in the categorization of COVID-19 in chest X-ray (CXR) images and the levels of COVID-19 infection. Whilst CXRs are reported by radiologists, radiographers are often the first to assess the CXRs, and have the potential to support immediate triaging of patients with COVID-19. However, inter-reader concordance in the use of this reporting template remains underexplored.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>70 CXR examinations comprising of the four categories in the RANZCR chest X-ray (CXR) COVID-19 reporting template were used for the study. These included: ‘typical’ (for COVID-19) (<em>n</em> = 30); ‘indeterminate’ (for COVID-19) (<em>n</em> = 20); ‘other diagnoses favoured’ (<em>n</em> = 10) and ‘normal’ (<em>n</em> = 10). These images were independently categorised using the RANZCR reporting template by three cohorts of readers: 12 radiologists, 13 registered radiographers, and 12 final-year radiography students. A Weighted Kappa (κ_w) was used to evaluate inter-reader agreement within and between the cohort of readers.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Radiologists demonstrated fair (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.32) to substantial (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.77) inter-reader agreement, and their overall inter-reader was moderate (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.56). Registered radiographers demonstrated no (κ<em>_w</em> = -0.01) to moderate agreement (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.59), and their overall agreement was fair (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.31). Fourth year student radiographers demonstrated slight (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.004) to substantial (κ_w ₌ 0.8) agreement, with a moderate (κ<em>_w</em> = 0.47) overall agreement among final year student radiographers.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>There are wide variations in the classification of the CXRs using the RANZCR reporting template. Overall, radiologists exhibit superior concordance in CXR categorization using the COVID-19 reporting template. Radiographers demonstrate wide variability, highlighting the need for enhanced education and training to standardise the triaging of these patients undergoing CXR imaging for COVID-19 symptoms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 5","pages":"Article 101911"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143894799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current trends in therapeutic radiographers' research: A scoping review","authors":"Irene Maran ,&nbsp;Marta Assenza ,&nbsp;Angela Peghetti ,&nbsp;Federico Tabarrini ,&nbsp;Gaia Angelini ,&nbsp;Gabriele Spoltore ,&nbsp;Elisa Gilli ,&nbsp;Filippo Casarotti ,&nbsp;Laura Chierico ,&nbsp;Alessio Giuseppe Morganti ,&nbsp;Stefano Durante","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101916","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101916","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The role of Therapeutic Radiographers (RTTs) is evolving alongside advancements in radiotherapy (RT) technology and techniques, and the principal research areas of the therapeutic radiographers (RTTs) are directly correlated with the development opportunities within the same context. This scoping review aims to explore current research trends relevant to RTTs, with a focus on professional development and the expanding scope of their roles in clinical practice. This will require a shift from an intuitive approach to one based on bibliographic evidence and trends that warrant greater emphasis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL, covering studies published between 2018 and 2023, and it was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews. The inclusion criteria focused on research related to RTTs, excluding general radiographer studies, clinical-only studies, and conference papers. The screening process was completed by eight reviewers.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 39 studies were selected for inclusion. Key research trends included the Evaluation of patient engagement in radiotherapy (13 articles), the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in RT (6 articles), the expanding roles of Advanced Practice Radiation Therapists (APRTs) across different countries (7 articles), and the increasing involvement of RTTs in Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) and Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) in implementation, quality assurance, and training (9 articles). The literature also highlighted the importance of RTT-patient engagement, particularly in palliative care, and the need for advanced training in areas such as treatment contouring, digital competencies, and personalized care approaches.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>RTTs are progressively assuming more autonomous roles in RT, particularly in treatment planning and contouring. The integration of AI and new technologies requires ongoing education and certification for RTTs to ensure they remain equipped to handle the evolving demands of RT. Increased involvement in research and interdisciplinary collaboration will enhance their contributions to patient care and clinical practice. However, further efforts are needed to standardize the APRT role and ensure consistent professional development opportunities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 5","pages":"Article 101916"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Subscription","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1939-8654(25)00114-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1939-8654(25)00114-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 3","pages":"Article 101964"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board/Masthead","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1939-8654(25)00113-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1939-8654(25)00113-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 3","pages":"Article 101963"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Message from the Editor","authors":"Amanda Bolderston","doi":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101899","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":"56 3","pages":"Article 101899"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}