Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2021
Keywords:
Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Plain radiographic studies, Radiation safety, Education and training, Quality assurance
DOI:
10.26044/esi2021/ESI-15779
Conclusion
This small quality improvement project highlighted the poor baseline knowledge of radiation risk amongst clinicians of ranging grades within the acute medical department of a large London teaching hospital.
Although our initial target of '100% knowledge' was by no means met, this QIP clearly demonstrates that simple interventions, such as departmental ”grand rounds” and informative posters, are important and effective ways to help inform clinical colleagues on the relative radiation risk to their patients. This, in turn, will undoubtedly improve patient care and patient safety.
The next question is to ask why there is a significant lack of baseline knowledge on the radiation risk from commonly ordered imaging investigations ? Perhaps medical curriculums, certainly in the UK at least, should look to address this particular, and particularly pertinent, knowledge gap.