In this episode of Beyond Death, host Dr Susie Shelmerdine speaks with Jessica Eaton, a children’s radiographer and PhD researcher, about the hidden world of forensic imaging in living children. Jess shares her experiences balancing paediatric radiography with complex safeguarding cases, the emotional toll on staff, and her pioneering research into how caregivers and radiographers experience this delicate and often overlooked process.

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Jessica Eaton is a specialist paediatric radiographer with over 10 years of hands-on experience in clinical imaging. She’s currently pursuing a PhD funded by the National Institute for Health Research, where she’s exploring how forensic imaging can be improved to better support caregivers and the radiographers who care for them.