Informatıon About X-Ray Radıatıon, Determınıng The Awareness Level Of Vocational School of Health Services Students

Abstract

This study was carried out to evaluate the radiation awareness of the students who receive education in various fields in hospitals in the future and to draw attention to this subject. It is very important for the health of the students who will work in the field of radiation to be aware of radiation as it is their profession. At the same time, even if the students of other departments will not be able to work, they will radiation services for diagnosis or treatment at some point in their lives. For this reason, the study was conducted for health care providers and service recipients in the future. It was applied to all associate degree program students at Toros University Health Service Vocational School between November-December 2021. Thus, the difference between the Medical Imaging While there was a significant difference in terms of X-ray knowledge level (t=7,470; p=0.000), awareness (Z=-3.406; p=0.001), awareness of radiation protection (64; p=0.000), there was a statistically significant difference according to age and gender no difference was detected. Techniques for students who receive training on radiation and the students in other programs that are not given information about radiation in the training content have been revealed.