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Title

STUDY OF THE EXTENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION AWARENESS IN ALL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS

Theme

Radiation Protection & Safety

Authors

Hala K. Abou-Khater
Sajeda A. Hassan
Wlaa H. Alsadayer
Raghad I. Alsalem.

Institutions

INAYA MEDICAL COLLEGE (IMC).

Background

The specific nature of work in nuclear medicine departments involves the use of radioisotopes. So, Radiation protection is an important task for nuclear medicine departments with regard to the use of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The radiation has advantages & disadvantages, from the advantages, the use of ionizing radiation in medicine has led to major improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. And, from the disadvantages, the adverse effects of radiation exposure include cell death, tissue damage, the development of cancer. Because of the radiation hazards, the radiation protection program should be applied. It is monitoring individuals’ contact with radiation and to limit their exposure as low level as possible. An international commission of radiation protection (ICRP) suggested general principles of radiation protection as three keywords; justification, optimization, and dose limit.  In the purposes of radiation protection, radiation exposure can be reduced in three very basic ways: time, distance, and shielding. 

The aim of the study is: To evaluate the extent of awareness of radiation protection among all healthcare professions.

Summary of Work

A cross‑sectional survey was used. Data were collected between January and April 2019 using a self-administered, structured questionnaire regarding the knowledge of the basic principles of radiation protection. The survey was collected from king Khalid university hospital, a specialized medical center, and online from a variety of healthcare professions.

Summary of Results

In general, the results of the current study in Saudi Arabia showed that there is an elevated level of knowledge regarding the general information of radiation protection.

We collect 243 responses. Most of them were females with a percentage of 53.9%. The participants who were attended the radiation protection courses were 57%. Regarding the respondents who have an idea about justification in radiation protection were 74.5%, while those who have an idea about optimization in radiation protection were 68.3%​Also, the individuals who know the term ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle were 62.1%.

Conclusion

The study described the radiation protection awareness among all healthcare professions. The questionnaire concluded that the awareness and knowledge of healthcare professions were high due to most of the answers were from a governmental and educational hospital.

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