X-ray therapy safety and awareness education for medical trainees and attending physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical imaging involving ionizing radiation is common in the clinical setting. Little is known about the level of radiation safety training for medical trainees and attending physicians. We sought to identify the level of radiation safety knowledge and training at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and attending physician level.

Methods

A 29-question survey was sent by email to two sites in Canada. We pooled the results of medical students, residents, and attending physicians. The primary outcome was to describe the amount of radiation safety training among these groups. The secondary outcomes were to describe the frequency of radiation exposure, level of radiation knowledge, and preferred training method for radiation safety.

Results

Of 115 surveys that w

SUBMITTER: Smith M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970633 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature