Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: It is an honour and a pleasure to be asked to write an editorial for the Radiography Open Journal for the tenth volume.Since 2014, the journal has published a diverse range of research from across the globe, ranging from literature reviews of radiography research in Norway[1], qualitative interviews on the future of radiology in Sweden[2], Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Denmark[3], neonatal chest X-ray techniques in Nepal[4], image cropping in Iceland[5], the evolution of medical imaging in Guyana[6] and Radiological Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in Greece[7].Cross-contamination of lead aprons in Switzerland[8], digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in India[9], diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in Peru[10], case studies from Ecuador[11] and Japan[12], students ability and confidence in interpretation of chest X-rays in England[13], students perspectives of introducing doctoral training in Ghana[14], and Computed Tomography (CT) protocol auditing in Togo[15].Encompassing a truly global collective of radiography researchers and many examples of collaborations of radiography research across borders[16,17].Radiography training and education supported by professional body guidance[18] within the discipline of research often starts with an academic approach to understanding the different philosophical approaches (positivism to interpretivism) before moving to develop theory (deduction to induction) which aligns with methodological choices (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods data collection), the strategies of research design (empirical research, surveys, focus group interviews, case studies, literature reviews, etc.), approaches (action research, grounded theory, narrative inquiry, ethnography, etc.), time horizons (cross-
Source: Radiography Open
DOI: 10.7577/radopen.6136
Author: Paul Lockwood
Institution: Canterbury Christ Church University
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405875737