Reducing energy consumption in radiology: Evaluating the effectiveness of applying operational strategies to devices to reduce the energy consumption of radiology departments – a narrative review

Why I chose this topic: I selected this topic because climate change and sustainability have always been an interest of mine. When I was a student radiographer on placement, I could not help but notice the amount of waste that hospitals created with little to no regard for things like recycling or energy efficiency. I wanted to study an intervention that radiographers themselves could easily implement to help to make radiology departments more sustainable. I hope that my work will inspire radiographers and other healthcare professionals to try to make hospitals greener places.

Climate change and global warming are increasingly discussed topics across the globe. The overproduction of greenhouse gases contributes to infrared radiation being reflected back to the surface of the Earth, producing a heating effect and causing the temperature of the planet to rise. The primary cause of these emissions are the burning...