A QUESTION BASED STUDY ON RADIATION EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INVESTIGATIONS IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: The present study planned and conducted to evaluate the awareness of radiation exposure associated with diagnostic imaging investigations in the medical students. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in the period of 2017 for 2 months. A total of 60 medical students were included in the study. A questionnaire prepared with 14 questions. This question paper was given to each student. After that the answer sheets was collected and analyzed. The data was expressed in number and percentage. Results: All the subjects answered yes to the question whether awareness regarding radiation in radiology important. More number of subjects not aware of indications ofradiological investigation modalities for different clinical conditions. Maximum subject opinion is CT increase the risk of cancer. 37 subjects answered X-ray has high risk of radiation. 49 subjects told it is important to educate the patient regarding radiation risk before each investigation. Conclusion: This study concludes that awareness in medical students about radiation exposure in diagnostic imagining was less. It required that implementation of basics in diagnostic imagining into the undergraduate course curriculum.
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Aneesh MM, Aravind Thulaseedharan, Safna MA
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