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The impact of technical and environmental conditions on the quality assessment in mammography (2024)
Journal Article
Papathanasiou, S., Szczepura, K., & Thompson, J. (2024). The impact of technical and environmental conditions on the quality assessment in mammography. Radiography, 31(1), 131-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.10.013

Introduction
Mammography requires optimal image quality and that should be ensured during quality assurance. This study investigates the impact of environmental conditions and monitor specifications on quality con... Read More about The impact of technical and environmental conditions on the quality assessment in mammography.

Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce (2024)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., Heaslip, V., & Szczepura, K. (2024). Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce. Radiography, 30(5), 1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.07.003

Introduction
Patients receiving end-of-life care often undergo medical imaging examinations in hospitals to inform symptom management and care. Yet little is known about the experiences of the radiography workforce who deliver it. This study aims to... Read More about Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce.

Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce (2024)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., Heaslip, V., & Szczepura, K. (2024). Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce. Radiography, 30(5), 1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.07.003

Introduction: Patients receiving end-of-life care often undergo medical imaging examinations in hospitals to inform symptom management and care. Yet little is known about the experiences of the radiography workforce who deliver it. This study aims to... Read More about Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce.

The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R., Kaushik, C., & Szczepura​, K. (2024, June). The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation. Presented at United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress 2024, Liverpool

Background: The opening of the new £3 million Centre for Medical Imaging within the University offered a novel opportunity for students to design a survey tool and collect data that compared the two new X-ray imaging rooms – one that has been designe... Read More about The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation.

An exploration of factors involved in the roll out of a digital application in breast services: A case study approach. (2024)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hargreaves, S., Hill, C., Szczepura, K., & Turnbull, R. (2024). An exploration of factors involved in the roll out of a digital application in breast services: A case study approach. Radiography, 30(2), 666-672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.02.002

Acceptance of new technologies in health care, by those who use them as part of their role, is challenging with confounding contextual factors surrounding the acceptance of technology. As healthcare is rapidly digitising, stakeholder groups should be... Read More about An exploration of factors involved in the roll out of a digital application in breast services: A case study approach..