Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS) is an international journal in radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, medical imaging/diagnostic radiography, medical ultrasound/sonography, and the complementary disciplines of medical physics, radiology, radiation oncology, nursing, psychology and sociology research and practice.

JMRS is an open access journal that promotes excellence and collaboration in international medical radiation science through the publication of contemporary and advanced multidisciplinary research that encourages the adoption of the best clinical, scientific and educational practices.

JMRS is the official professional journal of the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) and the New Zealand Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (NZSMIRT).

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JMRS in the News

Preliminary image evaluation was reported on by Newstalk ZB's Morning Edition on 27 August 2024.
Listen to the update here, including comments from author Kim Lewis.

Linked article:
Performance of radiographers in one New Zealand District: a 6-month prospective study
Kim Lewis, Sibusiso Mdletshe, Andrea Doubleday, Tracey Pieterse
DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.810

Editor's Choice

June 2025

Editor's Choice Articles:

Emotional intelligence evaluation tools used in allied health students: A scoping review
Debra Lee, Tracy Burrows, Daphne James, Ross Wilkinson, Yolanda Surjan

The impact of COVID-19 on the clinical education of Australian Medical Radiation Science students
Adam Steward, Stephen Lacey, Amy Gray, Christopher Parsons, Kenton Thompson, Nigel Anderson

An evaluation of a checklist in Musculoskeletal (MSK) radiographic image interpretation when using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Laura McLaughlin, Sonyia McFadden, Angelina Villikudathil, Jonathan McConnell, Ciara Hughes, Raymond Bond, Clare Rainey

Exploring MRI Safety Knowledge Among Physicians and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: Highlighting Knowledge Gaps and Key Influencing Factors
Ibrahem Hussain Kanbayti

Special Issue: Uniting to focus on our diverse opportunities: the speakers of ASMIRT/NZIMRT 2025

Uniting to focus on our diverse opportunities: the speakers of ASMIRT/NZIMRT 2025

The Medical Radiations Profession in Australia and New Zealand is alive with opportunity and diversity. This motivates us as professionals and benefits all patients through provision of the highest quality service and care. This year’s ASMIRT/NZIMRT conference is bringing together Medical Radiations Professionals from across Australia and New Zealand to celebrate this ‘Divergence + Convergence | Opportunity + Focus’. This virtual issue of the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences showcases some of the presenters who can be seen at this year’s conference with related articles they have published in the journal. To listen to these and other presenters, make sure you register to attend ASMIRT/NZIMRT 2025.

Special Issue: Current and future practice of MRI in radiation therapy

Cross journal virtual issue Current and future practice of MRI in radiation therapy

The literature and research on MRI in radiation therapy have expanded significantly. The radiation oncology community has embraced MRI as integral to the radiation therapy process, signalling further advancements in this field. This cross-journal virtual issue compiles recent literature celebrating the journey of integrating MRI into radiation therapy departments.

JMRS Special Issue: Now Online Celebrating Men’s Health Week 2024: Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Celebrating Men’s Health Week 2024: Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Men’s Health week is celebrated every June in Australia. It was founded in the United States in 1994, with the intention of increasing awareness of preventable health problems, encouraging early detection and treatment of disease amongst men and boys. In Australia, this week focuses on encouraging thoughts and discussion around improving Men’s health and developing healthy habits that benefit their health and wellbeing. In recognition of Men’s Health week (10th to 16th June), this virtual issue of The Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences highlights research conducted by our Medical Radiation practitioners, that emphasises the hard work and research being undertaken to help improve the detection and treatment of disease, gain greater understanding of the psychosocial challenges faced by male cancer patients and enhance quality of life amongst the men in our community.

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences COVID-19 Articles

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Meet the Editor - Ms Cherry Agustin

Cherry Agustin has extensive editorial experience which began in 2003 when she started her position on the editorial review board of The Radiographer. In 2008 she became Deputy Editor of the Journal followed by Editor in Chief in 2009 which she continues with Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. In early 2012 she also became an Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology where she has been a peer reviewer since 2008.

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3 REASONS TO READ JMRS:

  • JMRS publishes high quality Australasian and international research in all three strands of medical radiation sciences in diagnostic radiography, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine.
  • The content of the JMRS is relevant to clinical practice in medical radiation sciences and provides the evidence for best practice.
  • Support the only comprehensive medical radiation sciences journal in Australia and New Zealand.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Open access

Using Convolutional Neural Networks for the Classification of Suboptimal Chest Radiographs

Emily Huanke Liu, Daniel Carrion, Mohamed Khaldoun Badawy, 
  •  18 July 2025

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Using Convolutional Neural Networks for the Classification of Suboptimal Chest Radiographs Issue ,

This study evaluated DenseNet121 and YOLOv8 neural networks in detecting suboptimal chest x-rays for quality control. Through training, validation, and testing, both AI models effectively classified chest X-ray quality, highlighting the potential to provide radiographers with feedback to enhance image quality.

REVIEW ARTICLE
Open access

Sonographic Anatomy and Imaging of the Extracranial Component of the Hypoglossal Nerve (CNXII)

Michelle Fenech, Jodie Gallagher, Laurelie R. Wishart, Clare Berry, Michael Foster-Greenwood, 
  •  18 July 2025

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Sonographic Anatomy and Imaging of the Extracranial Component of the Hypoglossal Nerve (CNXII) Issue ,

The hypoglossal nerve (HN) provides motor innervation to tongue muscles responsible for tongue movement, speech, mastication, swallowing, respiratory functions and management of oral secretions. The intracranial component of the HN can be demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging and the extracranial component can be demonstrated with sonographic imaging. Injury, compression, entrapment, or lesions of the HN can occur at any point along its path and cause HN palsy. Imaging, as outlined in this paper, can be used to identify HN changes.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Open access

Investigating Factors Influencing Fatigue and Medical Imaging Technologist Performance on Night Shift: An Initiative to Improve Healthcare Delivery

Trevor Gillbard, Dane Thompson, Nicole Emma Andrews, 
  •  18 July 2025

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Investigating Factors Influencing Fatigue and Medical Imaging Technologist Performance on Night Shift: An Initiative to Improve Healthcare Delivery Issue ,

In this study, Medical Imaging Technologists perceived roster patterns with more consecutive night shifts, and more rostered days off following night shifts, to be less fatiguing and more sustainable. Being awake at night and longer shift lengths were perceived as significantly more fatiguing during the first 3 days of night shifts. The majority of participants expressed that organisation-level changes are needed to reduce fatigue levels of radiographers and sonographers who perform night shifts, with workload being rated as the factor most likely to influence fatigue on night shift rosters.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Open access

Ensuring the Safety of MRI Patients With Medical Implants or Devices In Situ: A Snapshot in Time of the Role and Responsibilities of New Zealand and Australian MRI Technologists (Radiographers)

Adrienne Young, Lisa Mittendorff, Jenny Hiow Hui Sim, 
  •  11 July 2025

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Ensuring the Safety of MRI Patients With Medical Implants or Devices In Situ: A Snapshot in Time of the Role and Responsibilities of New Zealand and Australian MRI Technologists (Radiographers) Issue ,

With the ever-increasing range and numbers of MR-conditional implants and devices, the complexity of decision-making to ensure patient safety in the MRI environment has increased. In New Zealand and Australia, the associated responsibilities are progressively becoming integrated into the MRI technologists' role. Global attention is turning to a need for regulatory boards to be established to oversee MRI safety, and this study provides evidence to support a separate registerable scope of practice in MRI to ensure minimum standards of education and training for all MRI technologists.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Open access

Enhancing Patient‐Centred Care and Cultural Safety in Medical Imaging: The Radiographers Experience of Communicating With Patients in a Multicultural and Multilingual Setting in Auckland

Nica Abrasado, Sibusiso Mdletshe, 
  •  10 July 2025

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Enhancing Patient-Centred Care and Cultural Safety in Medical Imaging: The Radiographers Experience of Communicating With Patients in a Multicultural and Multilingual Setting in Auckland Issue ,

This study underscores the importance of adaptive communication in overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers, emphasising the need for culturally safe and patient-centred care while maintaining professionals' responsibility to provide quality care to diverse patient populations. The findings have relevance beyond the Māori (New Zealand indigenous people) context, highlighting the changing role of MITs towards equitable and culturally sensitive healthcare.

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Brain metastases from breast cancer using magnetic resonance imaging: A systematic review

Mahdi Mohammadi PhD, Sana Mohammadi MD, Hojatollah Hadizadeh BSc, Mahsa Olfati BSc, Fatemeh Moradi MSc, Ghazal Tanzifi MSc, Sadegh Ghaderi PhD, 
Open access

Formalising written preliminary image evaluation by Australian radiographers: a review of practice value

Allie Tonks BSc, MDR, Justin Varcoe BEng/BCom, MDR, Siena Maurici BSc, MDR, 
Open access

Automation and artificial intelligence in radiation therapy treatment planning

Scott Jones BAppSc (MRT), PhD, Kenton Thompson BAppSc, MHlthSc, MBA, Brian Porter BAppSc - Medical Radiation (RT), Meegan Shepherd B.AppSc (MRS: RT), MHlthSc (RT), MEdu (HPE), Daniel Sapkaroski BBMed, MMedRad, PhD, Alexandra Grimshaw BRadTher, MIT, Catriona Hargrave BAppSc (MRT), MAppSc (Research), PhD, 
Open access

Significance of lung nodules detected on chest CT among adult Aboriginal Australians – a retrospective descriptive study

Lai Yun Ng FHKCP, Timothy P. Howarth MPH, Arockia X. Doss FRANZCR, Michail Charakidis FRACP, Narayan V. Karanth FRACP, Lin Mo FRACP, Subash S. Heraganahally FRACP, 
Open access

Using a new artificial intelligence-aided method to assess body composition CT segmentation in colorectal cancer patients

Ke Cao PhD (Melb), Josephine Yeung BPharm (Hons), Yasser Arafat MS (Usyd), FRACS, Jing Qiao MD, Richard Gartrell MS, FRACS, Mobin Master FRANZCR, MBBS, Justin M. C. Yeung DM, FRACS, Paul N. Baird PhD (Lond), 
Open access

Exploring the use of mobile translation applications for culturally and linguistically diverse patients during medical imaging examinations in Australia – a systematic review

Bridget Taylor BRadMedImag (Hons), Glenda McLean DMU, MASc, 
Open access

Preliminary image evaluation performance of radiographers in one New Zealand District: a 6‐month prospective study

Kim Lewis PGDip HSc (Medical Imaging), Sibusiso Mdletshe DTech, Andrea Doubleday PhD, Tracey Pieterse DTech, 
Open access

Travelling overseas for proton beam therapy: A retrospective interview study

Kelly Skelton MCncrSC, AdvDip En, Peter Gorayski BSc, BMBS, FRACGP, FRANZCR, Hui Tee FRANZCR, MBBS, Nigel Anderson PhD, EMBA, FASMIRT, Hien Le MBBS, FRANZCR, 
Open access

Establishing a consumer advisory group at the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research

Melanie Penfold BMRS(RT), MBA, Peter Gorayski BSc, BMBS, FRACGP, FRANZCR, Julia Green BMRP, MSc-Res, MBA(Hlth), CMPS, Kelly Skelton MCncrSC, AdvDip En, 
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Alternative positioning method for the superior–inferior axial shoulder projection – the Lewis modification

Kim Lewis PGDipHSc (Medical Imaging), 

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Alternative positioning method for the superior–inferior axial shoulder projection – the Lewis modification Issue 3, 2022

The superior-inferior (SI) axial shoulder view is an important part of shoulder imaging. When positioned correctly the gleno-humeral joint is visualised with the superior and inferior aspects of the glenoid superimposed to demonstrate the true relationship between the glenoid and humerus. This paper outlines a proposed modification using bony landmarks that can assist MITs in positioning their patients for this important view and obtain diagnostic images that demonstrate the glenoid in true profile.

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Systematic review of MRI safety literature in relation to radiofrequency thermal injury prevention

Cassandra Baker BAppSc(MedRadTech), MSc MRI, Barbara Nugent BSc (Hons), PgC (MRI), DCR(R), MRSO (MRSC™), MIPEM, David Grainger MSc MIPEM, Johnathan Hewis MSc Med Imag, PgCert LTHE, PgCert BE, BSc Hons DiRad, FHEA, Christina Malamateniou PhD, MA Clin. Education BSc (Hons) SFHEA DIC MAcaMEd, 

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Systematic review of MRI safety literature in relation to radiofrequency thermal injury prevention Issue 3, 2024

A systematic review was performed of all MRI safety literature from 2010 to 2023 and analysed to determine if risks and prevention of radiofrequency thermal injuries were well documented. This was found to be quite fragmented so three key safe practice recommendations are suggested to prevent MRI thermal injuries.

Open access

A narrative review of current and emerging MRI safety issues: What every MRI technologist (radiographer) needs to know

Lisa Mittendorff MHSc, PGDipHSc (MRI), MRSO, Adrienne Young MHSc (MRT), PGDipHSc (MRI), Jenny Sim PhD, MHSc, 

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A narrative review of current and emerging MRI safety issues: What every MRI technologist (radiographer) needs to know Issue 2, 2022

Rapid advancements in MRI technology and other correlated areas such as medical implant technology, and the associated increase in MRI safety issues, places increasing demands on the MRI technologist to maintain up-to-date knowledge and to constantly keep abreast of future developments. This article reviews current and evolving MRI safety issues and summarises the key information that all MRI technologists should be fully cognisant of to ensure competent practice and the safety of patients, staff and other personnel within the MRI environment.

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