Research is an invaluable tool for the management of change, and aiming to prove, disprove or just discover what is relevant or irrelevant to everyday activity such as healthcare practice. It is a fundamental component of professional practice and all radiography practitioners have a personal responsibility to ensure this happens. Failure to do so will be to the detriment of radiography, relative to other health professionals, as it would leave a yawning gap in terms of improvements to patient care