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Some research possibilities in diagnostic radiography
Lewis, Stephen J.
Lewis, Stephen J.
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Although scientific method is usually viewed as starting with hypotheses which must then be exposed to experimental test, there are situations where this rigid scenario is inappropriate. Fortunately, the alternatives provide avenues for valuable investigative work in radiographic research. Research questions may be addressed by collecting data from existing sources in a way that not only provides fundamental information about human biology, but may improve the efficacy of radiographic practice while avoiding ethical problems about the use of patients. Among those involved in osteology, it is radiographers who see and store the most bone images. Subsequently, they have access to more osteological information than anyone else. All that remains is for this information to be extracted and put into a more accessible form. Since they are closely involved with the patients from whom their radiographs stem, there are research questions which radiographers are uniquely situated to raise.
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Radiography, 4, 1998, pp. 205-209
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Radiography
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This is tha author's PDF version of an article published in Radiography© 1998. The definitive version is available at www.elsevierhealth.com
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