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Identification of research priorities of radiography science: A modified Delphi study in Europe
Authors: Törnroos Sanna, Pasanen Miko, Leino-Kilpi Helena, Metsälä Eija
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Nursing and Health Sciences
Journal name in source: NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
Journal acronym: NURS HEALTH SCI
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
First page : 423
Last page: 436
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 1441-0745
eISSN: 1442-2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12938
Web address : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nhs.12938
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/174999367
Radiography science is a new discipline among health sciences. It is a discipline that investigates phenomena in medical imaging, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine. It has merged from the need to provide research evidence to support these services. The domain of the discipline needs clarification and more research should be focused on its paradigmatic issues. Radiography research priorities have been previously charted on a national level in different countries but the viewpoint has been that of the needs of the profession, not of the discipline. This study aimed to identify the priorities of the discipline. The method chosen was a modified version of the Delphi technique with two rounds. The expert panel consisted of 24 European radiography researchers with long professional experience. This study shows that the research priorities in radiography science are related to the phenomena of radiographers' profession, clinical practices, and the safe and high-quality use of radiation and technology for medical imaging, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine. Identifying these priorities can help focus research onto most important topics and clarify disciplinary perspective.
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