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There seems to be a lack of recent studies in the literature on the knowledge and training of forensic pathologists and registrars performing forensic radiography at forensic pathology mortuaries in South Africa.Aim:\u00a0To evaluate the knowledge and training of forensic pathologists (consultants) and registrars performing forensic radiography at a forensic pathology mortuary in the Free State province, South Africa.Setting:\u00a0A prospective study was conducted at a conveniently selected forensic pathology mortuary located in the Free State province of South Africa.Method:\u00a0Personnel performing forensic radiography at the selected mortuary were invited to participate in the study. An exploratory quantitative study design was used. The research tool was a self-administered questionnaire comprising open- and closed-ended questions. Four registrars and four consultants (n\u00a0= 8) completed the questionnaire.Results:\u00a0Training was only received on computed tomography (n\u00a0= 1; 12.5%), the C-arm machine (n\u00a0= 1; 12.5%) and the digital X-ray mobile machine (n\u00a0= 1; 12.5%) Lodox on corpse positioning (n\u00a0= 7; 87.5%) and setting of exposure factors (n\u00a0= 2; 25%).Conclusion:\u00a0Lack of training of the personnel performing forensic radiography, at the selected mortuary was identified. Training is required in image acquisition protocols, quality control tests of the X-ray machines, setting technical factors and operation of various X-ray machines.Contribution:\u00a0Training of registered radiation workers who perform forensic radiography in mortuaries is essential to produce high-quality ionising radiation images and ensure their own and other staff members\u2019 safety.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/hsag.v27i0.2014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,29]],"date-time":"2022-10-29T03:27:20Z","timestamp":1667014040000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Evaluating the knowledge and training of forensic pathologists and registrars performing forensic radiography at a forensic pathology mortuary in the Free State province, South Africa"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3548-2321","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Je'nine","family":"Horn-Lodewyk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4730-0188","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Belinda","family":"Van der Merwe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0589-3023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gift M.","family":"Kali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6889-212X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leonie","family":"Munro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,27]]},"container-title":["Health SA Gesondheid"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/viewFile\/2014\/html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/viewFile\/2014\/epub","content-type":"application\/epub+zip","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/viewFile\/2014\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/viewFile\/2014\/pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/viewFile\/2014\/pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,2]],"date-time":"2022-11-02T04:28:47Z","timestamp":1667363327000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/hsag.co.za\/index.php\/hsag\/article\/view\/2014"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,27]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4102\/hsag.v27i0.2014","relation":{},"ISSN":["2071-9736","1025-9848"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2071-9736","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1025-9848","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,27]]}}}