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Someone Photographing Bones Cannot Just Imagine What Sufferance Is, Surely?"

by JaneWest

Ever played doctors and nurses as a child? Well what about playing doctors and radiographers? Think again, a career as a radiographer can take you to the heights of the medical profession. World Radiography Day is to take place on a yearly basis, 8th November, to help address the world shortage of radiographers. This has been instituted by the UK Government and the United Nations.

With a shortage of radiographers in the UK the Government is trying to raise the profile of radiographers in order to attract potential students and thus cope with its targets. Because radiographers are involved in 90% of diagnostic cases any delay in patients accessing their services invariably creates a bottle neck in the diagnostic and treatment chain.

The Society and College of Radiographers is to present an annual honor, Radiographer of the Year, to one special member as a means in putting the spotlight on the role of radiographers. This event will take place at Parliament's House of Commons in London.

The profile of radiographers is to receive a new boost, as author George Korankye, himself a radiographer, has penned a fictional book based on the real life events of the tragic Dunblane incident from 1996 when 16 school children and a teacher lost their lives in an unprovoked attack.

Never before has the character of a radiographer featured in a work of fiction as the central lead figure. "I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone" had its title inspired by the song of the same title from the celebrated songster Johnny Nash.

The tragedy in the novel centres around a radiographer, caught up in a situation so terrible that it couldn't be contemplated, and everyone involved is stretched to the limit of their skills and their emotions. From the pits of despair the story reveals how a group of professionals, at the fictional Bonnyholly Hospital, deal with a once in a lifetime major incident of unbelievable horror, they will experience the gamut of all human emotions.

With the full backing of Richard Evans, the Chief Executive of the Society and College of Radiographers, George Korankye received support in circulating news of the tome. The novelist was glad to hear that Mr Evans praised him for working on bringing about a change to the public's perception of what a radiographer actually does.

A division of radiography that is mysterious to the public is Forensic Radiography. Other procedures radiographers are engaged in are: Ultrasound, CT and MRI scans Nuclear Medicine, Bone Density, Endoscopies, Cardiac surgery and Dental examinations.

Radiographers carry out various tasks, but one particularly important role is in the operating theatre. When it comes to urology and orthopaedic procedures, you certainly wouldn't want to undergo surgery without one being present.

On a didactic note, archaeologists, historians and anthropologists have exploited the diagnostic talents of radiographers in unearthing more about our ancestors by x-raying mummies, tombs, etc without breaching caskets. Anonymously to the public, radiographers take on research in universities and non academic amenities.

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Learn more about "I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone". Stop by the site of George Korankye where you can find out all about radiography and what it can do for you.