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Development of educational modules for MRTs to better support patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities undergoing imaging procedures: A collaborative patient-oriented initiative – Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Posted: December 17, 2020
CATEGORY: Learning, News

Authors: Muhammad Irfan Jiwa, Shafeeq Armstrong, YiWen Shao and Yona Lunsky

Background: Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience increased anxiety when undergoing medical imaging procedures for a variety of reasons including sensory overload, comprehension difficulty, and meeting unfamiliar people. There are several strategies that medical radiation technologists (MRTs) can apply to improve the imaging process.

Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

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