An insight into the current perceptions of UK radiographers on the future impact of AI on the profession: A cross-sectional survey

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dc.contributor.authorRainey, Clareen
dc.contributor.authorO'Regan, T.en
dc.contributor.authorMatthew, J.en
dc.contributor.authorSkelton, E.en
dc.contributor.authorWoznitza, N.en
dc.contributor.authorChu, K.-Y.en
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, S.en
dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, J.en
dc.contributor.authorHughes, C.en
dc.contributor.authorBond, R.en
dc.contributor.authorMalamateniou, C.en
dc.contributor.authorMcFadden, S.en
dc.contributor.funderCollege of Radiographersen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-30T10:03:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-30T10:03:57Z
dc.date.issued2022en
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: As a profession, radiographers have always been keen on adapting and integrating new technologies. The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical practice in the last five years has been met with scepticism by some, who predict the demise of the profession, whilst others suggest a bright future with AI, full of opportunities and synergies. Post COVID-19 pandemic need for economic recovery and a backlog of medical imaging and reporting may accelerate the adoption of AI. It is therefore timely to appreciate practitioners’ perceptions of AI used in clinical practice and their perception of the short-term impact on the profession. Aim: This study aims to explore the perceptions of AI in the UK radiography workforce and to investigate its current AI applications and future technological expectations of radiographers. Methods: An online survey (QualtricsⓇ) was created by a team of radiography AI experts. The survey was disseminated via social media and professional networks in the UK. Demographic information and perceptions of the impact of AI on several aspects of the radiography profession were gathered, including the current use of AI in practice, future expectations and the perceived impact of AI on the profession. Results: 411 responses were collected (80% diagnostic radiographers (DR); 20% therapeutic radiographers (TR)). Awareness of AI used in clinical practice is low, with DR respondents suggesting AI will have the most value/potential in cross sectional imaging and image reporting. TR responses linked AI as having most value in treatment planning, contouring, and image acquisition/matching. Respondents felt that AI will impact radiographers’ daily work (DR, 79.6%; TR, 88.9%) by standardising some aspects of patient care and technical factors of radiography practice. A mixed response about impact on careers was reported. Conclusions: Respondents were unsure about the ways in which AI is currently used in practice and how AI will impact on careers in the future. It was felt that AI integration will lead to increased job opportunities to contribute to decision making as an end user. Job security was not identified as a cause for concern. © 2022en
dc.description.sponsorshipCollege of Radiographers (Industry Partnership Scheme (CoRIPS))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationRainey, C., O'Regan, T., Matthew, J., Skelton, E., Woznitza, N., Chu, K. Y., Goodman, S., McConnell, J., Hughes, C., Bond, R. and Malamateniou, C. (2022) 'An insight into the current perceptions of UK radiographers on the future impact of AI on the profession: A cross-sectional survey', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 53(3), pp.347-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.05.010en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.05.010en
dc.identifier.endpage361en
dc.identifier.issn19398654en
dc.identifier.issued3
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciencesen
dc.identifier.startpage347en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16932
dc.identifier.volume53
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.en
dc.rights© 2022, the Authors. This work is made available under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligenceen
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiesen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectPandemicsen
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.subjectClinical practiceen
dc.subjectDecision makingen
dc.subjectDemographicsen
dc.titleAn insight into the current perceptions of UK radiographers on the future impact of AI on the profession: A cross-sectional surveyen
dc.typeArticle (peer reviewed)en
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