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Guidance on using shielding on patients for diagnostic radiology applications

Over the last 70 years or so, it has been a common practice amongst radiological professionals to place radiation protective material directly on the surface of a patient during radiodiagnostic...

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Therapeutic Radiographers

Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common work-related illness in Britain. Therapeutic radiographers and assistant practitioners work in demanding environments, within Radiotherapy centres.

Health Promotion: guidance and advice for the radiography workforce

Health promotion is a difficult service to deliver effectively and there are pitfalls and challenges for the radiography workforce.

The College of Radiographers Research Priorities for the Radiographic Profession

Research should be at the heart of healthcare practice, underpinning all aspects of patient care.

Clinical Imaging Requests from Non-Medically Qualified Professionals (3rd Edition)

Joint document with Royal College of Nursing by Wendy Preston (RCN) and Maria Murray (SCoR). An update of the 2008 2nd edition RCN document entitled Clinical Imaging Requests from Non-Medically Qualified Professionals

Stress in the workplace: guidance and advice for the radiography workforce

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) issues this guidance and advice to provide information on the degree to which the radiography workforce is affected by stress and to provide support, guidance

Guidance on Out of Hours Working and your Personal Scope of Practice

SCoR issues this guidance in response to a number of questions about radiographers scope of practice in hours outside the normal working day resulting from growth in the introduction of shift...

Protection of Pregnant Patients: Sample decision flow chart (to be read in conjunction with "Protection of Pregnant Patients during Diagnostic Medical Exposures to Ionising Radiation)

This flow chart has been designed to aid in the decision making process of checking the pregnancy status in women of reproductive capacity who attend for diagnostic medical exposure to ionizing...

Proton Beam Therapy - Guidance

An overview of the educational and professional requirements for effective delivery of proton beam therapy services.

Allied Health Professional Educator Career Framework

The new Allied Health Professionals Educator Career Framework is designed for all career stages. The framework seeks to support a sustainable and high-quality educator workforce both in practice and in academic settings.

The role of the expert witness: A guide for clinical imaging and therapeutic practitioners

This document provides an introduction to some of the information a practitioner might need to consider when starting out as an expert witness in civil cases or fitness to practise cases.

Standards for the education, training and preceptorship of reporting practitioners in adult chest X-ray

This joint guidance (RCR and SoR | CoR) defines the education and training required for all members of the multi-professional team who report CXRs within a clinical imaging service.

Preventing retention of sheaths, ‘foreign objects’ and ultrasound probe covers following intimate and invasive radiological procedures

The Society of Radiographers recommend that risk assessment is undertaken and clear processes are in place for the removal and checking of items used during interventional procedures and intimate examinations.

Research and the Radiography profession: A strategy for research 2010 - 2015

WHY Fronts - Nothing’s permanent except change

Register for LTWRAP 2020: Radiography Advanced Practice

MRI Safety Update and Innovations Day