Awareness of radiation protection and dose levels of imaging procedures among medical students, radiography students, and radiology residents at an academic hospital: Results of a comprehensive survey

Faggioni, Lorenzo; Paolicchi, Fabio; Bastiani, Luca; Guido, Davide; Caramella, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.10.033

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“…This study, like Zhou et al (2010) and Dellie et al (2015) found that students who reported moderate confidence in their knowledge, scored better than those who were not confident with their knowledge [ 3 , 14 ]. The present study finding is inconsistent with the earlier study [ 15 ] that identified that there was a negative relationship between students confidence and radiation related knowledge and that students who reported moderate confidence in their knowledge on radiation related knowledge scored lower scores in objective tests.…”

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“…These results support the hypothesis that medical students are not aware of radiation doses and its associated risks for commonly performed diagnostic imaging procedures. The findings of this study are consistent with those of previous studies that also report poor knowledge of ionising radiation procedures amongst medical students [ 3 , 15 – 18 ].…”

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“…A review of previous published studies demonstrates that health care professionals have limited knowledge about radiation dose and risks with medical imaging examinations is very low, with various health care professionals having limited knowledge about the awareness of doses and associated risks of radiation from imaging procedures [ 8 – 15 ]. Studies have also shown that medical students have a poor knowledge of radiation dose and its associated risks [ 3 , 14 , 16 – 18 ].…”

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Awareness and knowledge of radiation dose and associated risks among final year medical students in Norway

Kada

2017

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ObjectivesThe objective was to assess the knowledge of radiation dose and of the associated risks with ionising imaging examinations of medical students in their final year of training prior to graduating.MethodsAn online questionnaire was sent to all final year medical students from two universities. The questionnaire consisted of radiation dose and risk related questions, with multiple choices, only one of these choices was the correct answer. A ‘correct’ answer was given one mark and no mark was given for ‘incorrect/do not know’ answers. The total mean score ranged from 0 to 11, with higher scores representing greater knowledge about radiation doses and the associated risks.ResultsNinety-nine students completed and returned the questionnaire yielding a response rate of 45%. The total mean score was 3.91 out of possible 11. Only eighteen students scored more than five points (50%). Students who reported moderate confidence in their knowledge about radiation dose and risks, scored significantly higher than students who reported no confidence (p = 0.003). There was a moderate positive correlation between students that reported moderate confidence and radiation knowledge scores (rho = .301, p = .002).ConclusionOverall medical students’ knowledge of radiation dose and the risks associated with ionising imaging examinations was reported to be low.Main messages• Medical students’ knowledge about radiation and associated risk is poor • Students are not aware of radiation doses for common radiological procedures • The majority of students underestimated radiation doses for specific examinations • Students with confidence reported greater knowledge than students with no confidence

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Awareness and knowledge of radiation dose and associated risks among final year medical students in Norway

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“…A study by Faggioni et al found that people with less radiation knowledge had higher selfesteem. This issue led to poor self-esteem among medical students, which may be one of the psychological factors for inattention to learn about the subject of radiation knowledge (36). L.Borgen and his colleagues have found that radiology experts and residents have more radiation and shielding information from physicians due to the specialized nature of their units, which con rms our results (19).…”

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Awareness assessment of radiation protection, dose levels and complications of radiation exposure in imaging procedures among radiology residents, undergraduate radiology students, radiologists and technicians.

Azadbakht¹,

Dehghani²,

Shafiee³

et al. 2020

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Background: Identifying the level of radiology students and staffs's awareness of their knowledge of radiation risks and radiation protection and their understanding of radiation dose levels in medical imaging procedures will help global and national lawmakers adjust laws according to the recognized need in studies. The significance of this study is further enhanced when it is considered a lack of radiation awareness may increase the risk of radiation damage to themselves and patients.Method: This Crossectional study is done on 180 participants, including 62 participants were students (radiology residents and technologists), and 118 participants were radiology staff (radiologists and radiographers). For measuring the awareness of participants, a prepared questionnaire which had a total of 22 questions. The poll was divided into three sections of which: Demographics data, Radiation protection awareness, and knowledge of radiologists about dose assessment. The questionnaire reliability was assessed in terms of internal consistency utilizing the Cronbach’s alpha (0.85_). A P-value of less than 0.05 was set a threshold for statistical sig-nuisance. Statistical analysis was carried out using software SPSS version 22. Result: Most students believed that 1-year-old girls had the most sensitivity to radiation, while most staff found that radiation risk was unrelated to age and sex. Both staff and students found that crews working in nuclear medicine departments were more exposed to radiation (the majority). Most students and faculty also chose breast tissue as the most sensitive organ against radiation. It should be noted that among the staff responses, a significant number of bones were also selected. In general, students and staff did not have sufficient information about radiation-related illnesses. Approximately 82 percent of students chose a dose of Lumbar X-ray exams between 1 and 50 times the PA chest, and only 9 percent answered the question correctly (100-50 times). However, 27% of employees chose the correct answer. Students on the average dose of mammography had more choice (1-10 times) of a PA chest test, while staff preferred 100-500. (Both groups did not perform well in this question). The crew performed better on the dose resulting from a PET-CT test as well as the dose estimate from a nuclear medicine heart scan, and selected 36% correct response (more than 500 times the PA chest), while students had a lower rating (1-10 times) than others.Conclusion: In self-reported; most students and staffs believed that they had a suitable or sufficient level of awareness of ionizing radiation. Overall, 45% of students and staff rarely had any training or retraining (37%). Radiology students had a better level of knowledge about radiation protection than team, while team had better estimates in discussing dose assessment. In general, students and staff did not have sufficient information about radiation-related illnesses. Students and staff had accurate estimates of the dose received in a PA chest and the average dose of background radiation. Both groups had little information on mammography, but had good knowledge of ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans. In general, staff and students had a good understanding of nuclear medicine dose assessment.

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“…A study by Rahman et al in Pakistan in 2008 on cardiovascular specialists during angiography and its protection showed that 93% of the sample knew about lead shields and used lead coveralls (21). A recent study in Italy showed that the knowledge of radiology specialists, radiology students, and medical students is limited with regards to protection from ionizing radiation (22). One important point to note here is that informing parents of the harms and risks of diagnostic imaging before performing tests on their children, should be considered ethically and legally.…”

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Medical Interns’ and Residents’ Awareness of Radiation Protection in Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging

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Shirbandi

Naghashpour

et al. 2018

Jentashapir J Health Res

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Awareness of radiation protection and dose levels of imaging procedures among medical students, radiography students, and radiology residents at an academic hospital: Results of a comprehensive survey

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Awareness and knowledge of radiation dose and associated risks among final year medical students in Norway

Awareness and knowledge of radiation dose and associated risks among final year medical students in Norway

Awareness assessment of radiation protection, dose levels and complications of radiation exposure in imaging procedures among radiology residents, undergraduate radiology students, radiologists and technicians.

Medical Interns’ and Residents’ Awareness of Radiation Protection in Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging

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