Aspects of visual perception in radiography
Adrian-Harris, D.
Radiography 45(539): 237-243
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-8281 PMID: 531185 Document Number: 144222
The author has presented experimental results to validate the hypothesis that visual search techniques are related to the practice of radiography. A group of radiographers raised their performance on a film-viewing task from 56%-76% as a consequence of visual search practice and it is suggested that this is important to radiographers undertaking quality control, evaluation of imaging systems and pattern recognition. The final part of the paper considers the need to match the visual abilities of prospective students with the job requirements. Two simple tools are described.