A Multimedia Strategy to Integrate Introductory Broad-Based Radiation Science Education in US Medical Schools.

ABSTRACT: US physicians in multiple specialties who order or conduct radiological procedures lack formal radiation science education and thus sometimes order procedures of limited benefit or fail to order what is necessary. To this end, a multidisciplinary expert group proposed an introductory broad-based radiation science educational program for US medical schools. Suggested preclinical elements of the curriculum include foundational education on ionizing and nonionizing radiation (eg, definitions, dose metrics, and risk measures) and short- and long-term radiation-related health effects as well as introduction to radiology, radiation therapy, and radiation protection concepts. Recommended clinical elements of the curriculum would impart knowledge and practical experience in radiology, fluoroscopic

SUBMITTER: Linet MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10578400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature