Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Interventional non-vascular, Other, Biopsy, Education, Education and training
Authors:
R. X.-G. Man, J. Coucher
DOI:
10.26044/ranzcr2023/C-276
Imaging findings OR Procedure details
We tested commercially available wearable Bluetooth bone conduction headphones, confirming the communication range adequacy between the mobile phone (located in the control room) and the wearable headset on the trainee operating adjacent to the CT gantry (Table 1 & Figure 1). The system can be activated by the supervisor dialing the mobile phone using a DECT phone handset from the control room or by the trainee via a simple hand signal to the radiographer through the window between the CT scanner and the control room if the supervisor is not physically in attendance. The mobile phone is pre-set to answer after a few rings (Figure 2)
Several advantages of using this technique versus supervising radiologists within the CT scanner procedure room include promoting trainee autonomy, improving trainee-patient communication skills, and reducing interruption to the procedure, whilst allowing appropriate direct supervision from the control room which maximises patient safety (Table 2).