Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2016
Keywords:
Action 9 - Development of criteria for safe imaging procedures, Action 7 - Medical radiation protection research: MELODI, EURAMED, Action 6 - Education and training in medical radiation protection, Action 8 - Radiation protection training and learning material, Action 9 - Facilitation of research in advanced topics of radiation protection, Action 5 - Performance indicators for radiation protection management
Authors:
D. Caramella, F. Paolicchi
DOI:
10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0013
Description of activity and work performed
Data were collected by means of a survey performed among medical students and radiology residents of Pisa University between September 1st and September 30th,
2015.
Questionnaires were distributed in the occasion of university lessons that medical students attend during the 5th year of their six-year curriculum,
and in the occasion of the weekly briefings that radiology residents attend during their five-year curriculum.
The questionnaire,
which had been validated in advance to perform a prospective observational study,
consisted of 22 questions in a multiple choice format,
divided into three sections [14].
The sections are foused on:
- demographic features of the participants (age,
title,
prevoius education in radiation protection)
- awareness about radiation protection issues
- knowledge about radiation dose levels of the natural background and common imaging procedures.
The questionnaire was administered over a period of 1 month to 116 participants (56 medical students and 60 radiology residents).
Median age was 23.8 e 29.4 for medical students and radiology residents,
respectively.
The questionnaire was anonymous and it was completed in the presence of an examiner and collected immediately after completion to avoid any bias.
For each question a score 1 was given for right answers and a score 0 was given for incorrect or missing answers.
In Table 1 the score concerning the self evaluation of radiation protection knowledge and previous training is reported.
In Figures 1 and 2 we report the preliminary results about the part of the questionnaire related to the actual knowledge in the area of radiation protection.