Assessment awareness of residents of radiology about ionizing radiations and their risks of educational hospitals, Kermanshah, Iran

Background and Objective: Although many radiological examinations are requested daily to aid clinical diagnosis by the referring physician, it should be kept in mind that ionizing radiation has adverse biological effects on the life of living organisms, which may vary in individuals depending on the dose and duration of exposure. Therefore, radiologists and their assistants should have comprehensive information about ionizing radiation.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all the radiology residents (۴۱) were included in the study.The questionnaire consisted of two parts, the first part including of demographic information and part ۲ includes ۲۱ questions about the effective dose created by a chest X-ray, the approximate effective dose from various imaging examines, as well as the awareness of the risks of brain, abdominal CT scans.Findings: The results showed that out of ۴۱ residents, ۵۶.۱% were male. Based on these results, ۱۹.۵% were aware of the approximate effective dose received by a patient on PA chest x-ray. Also knowledge of some X-ray absorptiometry parameters based on chest X-ray in PA position are: ۱۲.۲% abdominal CT scan, ۱۷.۱% and ۲.۴% brain and chest CT scan respectively. In this study the radiology resident’s awareness about dangers of ionizing Radiation and the likelihood of cancer were evaluated in ۳۱. % and ۴۸.۸% of brain and abdominal CT scan, respectively.Conclusion: According to the findings, awareness of radiology residents in Kermanshah University of medical sciences is poor. Therefore, training is needed to raise the awareness of radiology residents by conducting several workshops.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ionizing Radiation ، Resident of Radiology ، Radiation Protection ، Radiology Unit