At Australia’s Canberra Hospital, patients have been warned that previous scans are being ignored, trainee specialists are working unsupervised and scans are being sent to external, offsite locations because of radiology staff shortages.

Burnout is a common topic in healthcare, especially radiology. But what, exactly, defines “burnout”? A systematic review published Sept. 18 in JAMA found wide variability in estimating rates of burnout. Researchers also differed on defining the condition and assessing its impact.

Medical imaging equipment is not a toy—but that doesn’t mean scientists can’t have a little fun with MRI, CT and other modalities. David Mills, PhD, is an example of someone who balances work and play.

Information about pediatric radiation safety can be found online through various medical society websites. That information, however, is written in a way that is too difficult for the average adult to understand, according to a new study from the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Some studies have found the average American adult reads at an eighth-grade level, wrote authors in a recent American Journal of Roentgenology study, but online healthcare education materials have been created without considering this.

In a column published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, Cheri L. Canon, MD, with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, said diversity in leadership can improve flexibility and allow for more dynamic solutions.

Hundreds of National Health Service junior physicians are being blocked from specializing in radiology—despite shortages around the U.K. In Scotland, the Royal College of Radiologists said it needs to hire, at minimum, another 25 radiologist trainees each year to fill current job vacancies.

Breast Cancer Care and Mind, two British charities, are calling on the government to provide better mental health support after breast cancer diagnoses.