Radiation Safety among Workers in Health Services

被引：5

作者：

Jones, Eric ^{[1
]}

Mathieson, Kathleen ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] US Naval Acad, Annapolis, MD 21402 USA

[2] AT Still Univ, Mesa, AZ 85206 USA

来源：

HEALTH PHYSICS | 2016年 / 110卷 / 05期

关键词：

operational topics; occupational safety; radiation protection; radiation; ionizing; IONIZING-RADIATION; DOCTORS KNOWLEDGE; AWARENESS; EXPOSURE; PROTECTION;

D O I：

10.1097/HP.0000000000000485

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to survey health service workers regarding their radiation safety knowledge and practice. Participants were health service workers (n = 721) who received an anonymous online survey by email to test their radiation safety knowledge. A knowledge test of 15 questions was completed by 412 respondents. The overall average percent correct was 77.9%. Health physicists/medical physicists had the highest average percent score (93.5%), while physician assistants scored the lowest (60.0%). Of all the respondents, only 64.0% reported they participated in periodic radiation safety training at their place of employment. The most common topic selected where participants wanted additional training was in biological effects of radiation (41.0%). In conclusion, radiation safety training and education needs to be developed and planned effectively. Areas or specialties with poor radiation safety knowledge need to be addressed with corresponding safety measures.

引用

页码：S52 / S58

页数：7

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