Ionising radiation awareness among resident doctors, interns, and radiographers in a university hospital emergency department

GÜNALP M., Gulunay B., POLAT O., Demirkan A., Gurler S., AKKAŞ M., ...More

RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, vol.119, no.6, pp.440-447, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 119 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11547-013-0374-8
  • Journal Name: RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.440-447
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In emergency medicine practice, radiological investigations relying on ionising radiation are increasingly used to diagnose a wide range of diseases and injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of radiation exposure doses and risks among interns, resident doctors, and radiographers.