| Autor: |
Antoniou, Z., Giouvri, O., Kostopoulos, Ch., Gravvanis, N., Ntai, S., Chalazonitis, A. |
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Scientific Chronicles / Epistimonika Chronika; Oct2012, p219-222, 4p |
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Aim: We investigated the level of knowledge doctors have concerning radiation doses received by patients when they undergo commonly requested radiological investigations. Materials and Methods: We asked a sample of 112 doctors of different specialties and at all different grades to complete a questionnaire anonymously. They were asked to choose which radiological examination is most appropriate to perform at several different clinical entities. Then they were asked to correlate the radiation dose from a chest x-ray to the radiation dose from several routine radiological examinations. Results: Most of the participants gave incorrect answers. The majority of the clinicians underestimated the dose of radiation patients receive during radiological investigations. Conclusions: Doctors have poor knowledge of radiation exposure. Further awareness is required so as to reduce inappropriate examinations and minimize the dose of radiation received by patients during radiological examinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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