Table 1 Study eligibility

Population

• Radiography students, both undergraduate and postgraduate

• Faculty in radiography education

• Radiography clinicians and clinical supervisors/clinical educators/instructors

Concept

• All types of simulation (e.g., integrated simulators, simulated patients, simulated environments, virtual reality and haptic systems, computer-based systems, part-task trainers)

• All types of learning design/pedagogical methods

• All types of learning outcomes (e.g., knowledge, skills, competence, generic skills, attitudes, self-efficacy)

• All types of patient outcomes

Context

• Institutions educating radiographers (higher education institutions/universities, simulation labs or centers, hospitals)

• Different professional radiography specializations: medical radiation sciences including the disciplines of radiography, digital/conventional radiography, interventional radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radiation therapy, medical dosimetry, mammography, sonography/ultrasound, nuclear medicine

Types of sources of evidence

All empirical and theoretical/conceptual peer-reviewed publications and grey literature that focus on simulation in radiography education