Radiation awareness in an Italian multispecialist sample assessed with a web-based survey
| Autor: | Marzia Giaccardi, Giuseppe Mascia, Gaetano M. De Ferrari, Eugenio Picano, Maurizio Del Greco, Paola Mascia, Matteo Anselmino, Alessandro Paoletti Perini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
cancer risk cardiac electrophysiologist Radiation dose radiation risk Survey zero fluoroscopy Cardiology Sample (statistics) 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Radiation Dosage Risk Assessment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occupational Exposure medicine Humans Medical physics 030212 general & internal medicine Web based survey Internet Interventional cardiology business.industry General Medicine Radiation risk Italy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cancer risk business |
| Popis: | The awareness of radiation doses and risks, also during interventional cardiology procedures, is essential today in order to apply the risk-benefit assessment and to reinforce the principles of justification and optimisation in clinical practice.A voluntary survey with 10 questions and multiple-choice answers was run on a popular cardiology website (www.cardiolink.it) independently by a scientific publisher, in order to evaluate the contemporary level of radiation awareness in a multi-speciality sample of physicians in Italy.One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one physicians completed the test. The survey showed good results since both prescribers and practitioners (mostly cardiologists) working in Italy are largely aware of the cancer and non-cancer risks of medical radiation use, regardless of their subspecialty background.Physicians are largely aware of the cancer and non-cancer risks of medical radiation use, regardless of their subspecialty background. However, there is still broad space for improvement; in the future, the awareness of radiation risk is a prerequisite to create a culture of respect for radiation hazard and a commitment to minimise exposure and maximise protection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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