When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the orders of an attending physician,the physician may be held responsible according to the:

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In this case, the attending physician is not the radiographer's "superior" or supervisor, but is in a position to give orders to the employee of someone else (that is, the hospital); thus the radiographer has the role of a "borrowed servant." When a physician takes this responsibility, he or she may be liable for the actions of the radiographer.

When a Hospital Radiographer Innocently Commits an Error as the Result