Radiography expert witnesses
Listed radiography expert witnesses address image acquisition, positioning, safety processes and the practical delivery of diagnostic imaging. Their evidence is distinct from a radiologist’s interpretation of the image.
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The evidence
What a radiography expert witness is asked to determine
A radiography instruction may involve referral information, exposure records, positioning, image quality, escalation and communication. The question should specify whether it concerns the performance of an examination, the safety of an exposure or the consequences of a technical failure.
- Whether the examination requested and performed was appropriate to the clinical information supplied.
- Whether positioning, image quality and the views obtained were sufficient for the stated purpose.
- Whether radiation-protection, identification and safety processes are material to the issue.
- Whether an unexpected finding or image-quality problem required escalation or repeat imaging.
- Where a radiographer’s evidence ends and a radiologist must address image interpretation or reporting.
Practitioners are listed by discipline and can be narrowed by location across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The register publishes the listing; the instruction is agreed directly with the practitioner.
Related evidence
Where this specialist evidence fits
The appropriate route follows the clinical question. These related specialties may answer different parts of the same instruction.
Radiology
Interpretation, reporting and communication of imaging findings.
View specialty →02Mammography
Specialist breast imaging and screening evidence.
View specialty →03Head and spinal injuries
Imaging questions following high-energy trauma.
View specialty →Search the register for a radiography expert witness suited to the question in issue.
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Reports prepared
A records review report can deal with the contemporaneous material where an examination is not required. A breach and causation report can separate the standard-of-care question from the clinical consequence alleged.
Where the instruction concerns present symptoms, function or future course, a condition and prognosis report may form a separate part of the evidence. The report pages set out the form requirements.
Radiography expert witness evidence
A radiography expert witness provides an opinion within the limits of the instruction, source material and discipline-specific expertise. The records and clinical question determine the scope of the evidence.
See guidance from Society of Radiographers alongside the case material.
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Questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Will a Radiography expert witness respond to Part 35 questions?
Yes - CPR 35.6 entitles the parties to put written questions on a report, and answering them is part of the expert's duty to the court. A Radiography report prepared for proceedings in England and Wales carries the Part 35 statement of truth, with equivalent duties applying in the other UK jurisdictions.
Can a Radiography expert act as a single joint expert?
Where the court directs a single joint expert under CPR 35.7, the instruction is agreed between the parties and put jointly - a routine basis of instruction in this field. Whether a particular practitioner accepts SJE appointments is confirmed with the practitioner at the enquiry stage.
Will the expert attend joint discussions or give evidence at trial?
Where the court directs discussions between experts under CPR 35.12, they meet and produce a joint statement of what is agreed and what is disputed; attendance at trial - in person or by video link - is likewise a matter of court direction. These commitments are confirmed with the practitioner at instruction.
Can I choose a Radiography expert of a specific gender, or one who assesses remotely?
Yes on both counts. Every listing displays the practitioner's gender, consulting locations and assessment types - face to face, remote or both - so sensitive-instruction preferences can be applied at the shortlisting stage, before any contact is made.