Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study
Introduction: Increase availability of multi-detector high speed CT scan, digital radiography and various image guided interventional procedures has increased the total number of radiation related examinations in current era. These have lead to increase radiation exposure to patients as well as...
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| description | Introduction: Increase availability of multi-detector high
speed CT scan, digital radiography and various image guided
interventional procedures has increased the total number of
radiation related examinations in current era. These have lead to
increase radiation exposure to patients as well as the radiologist.
This situation has raised the concern about the potential side
effects to patients, like radiation-related cancer and death.
Aim: Evaluation of awareness of source of radiation, radiation
hazards and radiation protection among final year medical
students in Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional
observational type of study in which total 136 final MBBS
students were issued a questionnaire consisting of 12 multiple
choice questions including demographic data, awareness about
source of radiation, radiation hazard, protection issues and
knowledge about radiation dose levels of common radiological
examinations. All questions were multiple choice types with
answers containing 2 to 9 choices having only one correct
answer. The questionnaire was prepared by authors and their
answers were validated by various faculties of Department of
Radiodiagnosis by peer review methods. This questionnaire was
given in a physical form. The obtained data were analysed using
statistical software (descriptive statistics used). As homogenous
group of final year medical students were analysed, no scoring
and no statistical test were needed.
Results: In present study 87.5 % (n=119) of students
considered radiation knowledge important for them. Out of
eight specific questions for checking their knowledge about
radiation awareness, five questions were regarding safe
radiation practice, radiation exposure, and radiation dose in
common and radiological examination. Among these questions
“Rule of 10”- question was correctly answered by 113 (83.1%)
of students. Questions regarding “Radiological examination of
pregnant patient”- was correctly answered by 114 (83.8 %) of
students and “Radiation exposure to patients during diagnostic
radiology” question was correctly answered by 115 (84.6%) of
students.
Conclusion: Medical students have good awareness about
radiation protection, with a specific gap of knowledge
concerning source of radiation, biological effect of radiation and
radiation hazards. Undergraduate teaching curriculum must
include comprehensive knowledge about radiation hazards and
radiation safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac75d5a30b064af089dd3b37ca0e2c1b2022-12-21T22:53:52ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery2277-85432455-68742021-04-01102RO24RO2810.7860/IJARS/2021/44872:2628Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational StudyDIPSA DIGANT SHASTRI0NEHAL SANKET DIWANJI1 MONA DIGANT SHASTRI2EKTA J DESAI3PARESH GORDHANBHAI PATEL4 NIRAV KISHORBHAI KADWANI5 NIPA PATIDAR6AVANI YOGESHBHAI BHATT7Internship, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Tutor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Tutor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Gujarat, India.Introduction: Increase availability of multi-detector high speed CT scan, digital radiography and various image guided interventional procedures has increased the total number of radiation related examinations in current era. These have lead to increase radiation exposure to patients as well as the radiologist. This situation has raised the concern about the potential side effects to patients, like radiation-related cancer and death. Aim: Evaluation of awareness of source of radiation, radiation hazards and radiation protection among final year medical students in Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational type of study in which total 136 final MBBS students were issued a questionnaire consisting of 12 multiple choice questions including demographic data, awareness about source of radiation, radiation hazard, protection issues and knowledge about radiation dose levels of common radiological examinations. All questions were multiple choice types with answers containing 2 to 9 choices having only one correct answer. The questionnaire was prepared by authors and their answers were validated by various faculties of Department of Radiodiagnosis by peer review methods. This questionnaire was given in a physical form. The obtained data were analysed using statistical software (descriptive statistics used). As homogenous group of final year medical students were analysed, no scoring and no statistical test were needed. Results: In present study 87.5 % (n=119) of students considered radiation knowledge important for them. Out of eight specific questions for checking their knowledge about radiation awareness, five questions were regarding safe radiation practice, radiation exposure, and radiation dose in common and radiological examination. Among these questions “Rule of 10”- question was correctly answered by 113 (83.1%) of students. Questions regarding “Radiological examination of pregnant patient”- was correctly answered by 114 (83.8 %) of students and “Radiation exposure to patients during diagnostic radiology” question was correctly answered by 115 (84.6%) of students. Conclusion: Medical students have good awareness about radiation protection, with a specific gap of knowledge concerning source of radiation, biological effect of radiation and radiation hazards. Undergraduate teaching curriculum must include comprehensive knowledge about radiation hazards and radiation safety.http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2628/44872_CE%20File_F(SHU)_PF1(ShG_SHU)_PFA(SHU_ShG)_GC(SHU)_PN(SHU).pdfcancer riskmedical curriculumrisk versus benefitx-rays |
| spellingShingle | DIPSA DIGANT SHASTRI NEHAL SANKET DIWANJI MONA DIGANT SHASTRI EKTA J DESAI PARESH GORDHANBHAI PATEL NIRAV KISHORBHAI KADWANI NIPA PATIDAR AVANI YOGESHBHAI BHATT Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery cancer risk medical curriculum risk versus benefit x-rays |
| title | Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study |
| title_full | Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study |
| title_short | Awareness of Source of Radiation, Its Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study |
| title_sort | awareness of source of radiation its hazards and protection among final year mbbs students a cross sectional observational study |
| topic | cancer risk medical curriculum risk versus benefit x-rays |
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