Table 1.
Respondents' demographic details presented as percentages (%) and frequencies (n).
| Diagnostic radiography | Therapeutic radiography | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region of UK where respondents currently work | England | 56.7 (n = 183) | 88.2 (n = 67) |
| Scotland | 30 (n = 97) | 9.2 (n = 7) | |
| Wales | 1.9 (n = 6) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Northern Ireland | 11.1 (n = 36) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Channel Islands | 0.3 (n = 1) | 0 (n = 0) | |
| Years practising radiography | 0–2 years | 22.7 (n = 75) | 23.4 (n = 18) |
| 3–5 years | 10.6 (n = 35) | 16.9 (n = 13) | |
| 6–10 years | 13.9 (n = 46) | 11.7 (n = 9) | |
| 11–20 years | 23.0 (n = 76) | 23.4 (n = 18) | |
| >20 years | 27.5 (n = 91) | 22.1 (n = 17) | |
| Not practising | 1.2 (n = 4) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Retired | 1.3 (n = 4) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Age range | 18–25 years old | 19.3 (n = 63) | 23.7 (n = 18) |
| 26–35 years old | 28.4 (n = 93) | 26.3 (n = 20) | |
| 36–45 years old | 27.2 (n = 89) | 25.0 (n = 19) | |
| 46–55 years old | 12.5 (n = 41) | 18.4 (n = 14) | |
| 56–65 years old | 11.3 (n = 37) | 6.6 (n = 5) | |
| >65 years old | 1.2 (n = 4) | 0 (n = 0) | |
| Highest academic qualification | A-level | 14.9 (n = 48) | 11.8 (n = 9) |
| BSc | 24.2 (n = 78) | 35.5 (n = 27) | |
| PgCert | 19.9 (n = 64) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| PgDip | 13.0 (n = 42) | 6.6 (n = 5) | |
| MSc | 19.6 (n = 63) | 36.8 (n = 28) | |
| PhD/EdD/DProf or equivalent | 1.9 (n = 6) | 3.9 (n = 3) | |
| Other | 6.5 (n = 21) | 3.9 (n = 3) | |
| Clinical setting/counts (respondents were permitted more than one selection) | University teaching hospital | n = 195 | n = 50 |
| District general hospital | n = 103 | n = 19 | |
| Private sector | n = 12 | n = 2 | |
| Poly-trauma unit | n = 30 | n = 0 | |
| Mobile unit | n = 4 | n = 0 | |
| Other | n = 14 | n = 5 | |
| I do not work in the clinical setting | n = 25 | n = 4 | |
| Current role | Assistant practitioner radiographer | 1.2 (n = 4) | 0 (n = 0) |
| Undergraduate radiography student | 19.6 (n = 63) | 13.2 (n = 10) | |
| Clinical radiographer | 39.1 (n = 126) | 38.2 (n = 29) | |
| Research radiographer | 0.9 (n = 3) | 2.6 (n = 2) | |
| Advanced practitioner | 15.8 (n = 51) | 17.1 (n = 13) | |
| Ph.D. researcher radiographer | 0.6 (n = 2) | 0 (n = 0) | |
| Other | 3.1 (n = 10) | 6.6 (n = 5) | |
| Academic in radiography: teaching only | 0.9 (n = 3) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Industry partner | 0.3 (n = 1) | 1 (n = 0) | |
| Consultant radiographer | 4.3 (n = 14) | 13.2 (n = 10) | |
| Clinical academic/Lecturer: practitioner | 3.1 (n = 10) | 1.3 (n = 1) | |
| Radiology/Radiographer/Radiotherapy manager | 6.2 (n = 20) | 6.6 (n = 5) | |
| Retired radiographer | 0.9 (n = 3) | 0 (n = 0) | |
| Academic in radiography: teaching and research | 3.7 (n = 12) | 0 (n = 0) | |
| Diagnostic radiography sub-specialism/counts (respondents were permitted more than one selection) | General radiography including emergency, theatre, and fluoroscopy | n = 207 | |
| Mammography | n = 32 | ||
| MRI | n = 56 | ||
| CT | n = 100 | ||
| Ultrasound | n = 25 | ||
| Interventional | n = 44 | ||
| PET/CT | n = 3 | ||
| PET/MRI | n = 1 | ||
| DEXA/DXA | n = 5 | ||
| Reporting | n = 63 | ||
| Radiology manager | n = 20 | ||
| PACS administrator | n = 9 | ||
| Education | n = 54 | ||
| Policy maker/professional advocate | n = 11 | ||
| Other (diagnostic) | n = 22 | ||
| Therapeutic radiography sub-specialism/counts (respondents were permitted more than one selection) | Pre-treatment, simulation, contouring, immobilisation | n = 35 | |
| Treatment planning | n = 15 | ||
| Treatment delivery | n = 54 | ||
| Patient information/support/review | n = 23 | ||
| Educator | n = 7 | ||
| Research | n = 7 | ||
| Management | n = 10 | ||
| Quality assurance/Quality improvement | n = 7 | ||
| DEXA/DXA clinical applications | n = 0 | ||
| Other (therapeutic) | n = 7 |