A Survey on the Radiation Protection Status among Radiology Staff
Publish place: Iranian Journal of Medical Physics، Vol: 15، Issue: 3
Publish Year: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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Introduction: Radiation exposure during radiological examination is a health concern, of which radiology professionals should be cognizant. We sought to evaluate the radiation protection knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) amongst radiology staff of hospitals across 10 provinces of Iran. Materials and Methods: For evaluating the level of radiation protection KAP, 553 radiology staff were enrolled. A 32-item questionnaire was designed to assess radiation protection KAP, the validity which was confirmed by members of the Medical Physics and Biostatistics departments. The questionnaire evaluated the respondents knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards the basic principles of radiation protection, the necessity of using protective equipment, and their performance in the implementation of radiation protection recommendations. Results: We found no significant difference in the level of radiation protection KAP between male and female radiology staff and among those with different educational levels and ages (P> 0.05). However, there was a significant association between radiation protection KAP and working experience, hospital size, and hospital type (P<0.05). Further, no significant difference was observed in the radiation protection KAP level among radiology staff of different regions (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that the level of radiation protection KAP among radiology staff is inadequate. This might be due to the lack of ongoing training courses concerning protection against ionizing radiation. Thus, sustained training of radiation protection principles can promote KAP among the staff of radiology departments, and in turn, reduce public dose from medical diagnostic modalities.
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Hamed Masoumi
Student Research Committee and Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Hadi Hasanzadeh
Cancer Research Center and Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Majid Jadidi
Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Majid Mirmohammadkhani
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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