Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey.

Autor: Santos J; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho Do Bispo, 3046-854, Coimbra, Portugal. joanasantos@estesc.ipc.pt., Foley S; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Andersson J; Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden., Figueiredo JP; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho Do Bispo, 3046-854, Coimbra, Portugal., Hoeschen C; Institute of Medical Technology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany., Damilakis J; School of Medicine, University of Crete, Iráklion, Crete, Greece., Frija G; Université de Paris, Paris, France., Alves F; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho Do Bispo, 3046-854, Coimbra, Portugal., Riklund K; Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology and Umeå Centre for Functional Brain Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden., Rainford L; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Nestle U; Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Mönchengladbach, Germany.; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., McNulty J; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Bacher K; Division of Medical Physics, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Hierath M; European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR), Vienna, Austria., Paulo G; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho Do Bispo, 3046-854, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Insights into imaging [Insights Imaging] 2023 Apr 01; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 01.
DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01398-6
Abstrakt: Purpose: To analyse the existing radiation protection (RP) education and training (E&T) capabilities in the European Union and identify associated needs, problems and challenges.
Method: An online survey was disseminated via the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll consortium network and prominent medical societies in the field of radiological research. The survey sections analyse the RP E&T during undergraduate, residency/internship and continuous professional development; RP E&T problems and legal implementation. Differences were analysed by European geographic regions, profession, years of professional experience and main area of practice/research.
Results: The majority of the 550 respondents indicated that RP topics are part of undergraduate curricula in all courses for their profession and country (55%); however, hands-on practical training is not included according to 30% of the respondents. The lack of E&T, practical aspects in current E&T, and mandatory continuing E&T were considered the major problems. The legal requirement that obtained higher implementation score was the inclusion of the practical aspects of medical radiological procedures on education (86%), and lower score was obtained for the inclusion of RP E&T on medical and dental school curriculums (61%).
Conclusions: A heterogeneity in RP E&T during undergraduate, residency/internship and continuous professional development is evident across Europe. Differences were noted per area of practice/research, profession, and European geographic region. A large variation in RP E&T problem rating was also obtained.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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