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Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment

Background and Objectives: The global trend toward increased protection of medical personnel from occupational radiation exposure requires efforts to promote protection from radiation on a societal scale. To develop effective educational programs to promote radiation protection, we clarify the actua...

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Autores principales: Hijikata, Yasukazu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Suzuki, Akinobu, Morota, Koichi, Funao, Haruki, Miyagi, Masayuki, Morimoto, Tadatsugu, Kanno, Haruo, Ishii, Ken
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10053899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36984546
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030545
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author Hijikata, Yasukazu
Kotani, Yoshihisa
Suzuki, Akinobu
Morota, Koichi
Funao, Haruki
Miyagi, Masayuki
Morimoto, Tadatsugu
Kanno, Haruo
Ishii, Ken
author_facet Hijikata, Yasukazu
Kotani, Yoshihisa
Suzuki, Akinobu
Morota, Koichi
Funao, Haruki
Miyagi, Masayuki
Morimoto, Tadatsugu
Kanno, Haruo
Ishii, Ken
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description Background and Objectives: The global trend toward increased protection of medical personnel from occupational radiation exposure requires efforts to promote protection from radiation on a societal scale. To develop effective educational programs to promote radiation protection, we clarify the actual status and stage of behavioral changes of spine surgeons regarding radiation protection. Materials and Methods: We used a web-based questionnaire to collect information on the actual status of radiation protection and stages of behavioral change according to the transtheoretical model. The survey was administered to all members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment from 5 October to 5 November 2020. Results: Of 324 members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment, 229 (70.7%) responded. A total of 217 participants were analyzed, excluding 12 respondents who were not exposed to radiation in daily practice. A trunk lead protector was used by 215 (99%) participants, while 113 (53%) preferred an apron-type protector. Dosimeters, thyroid protector, lead glasses, and lead gloves were used by 108 (50%), 116 (53%), 82 (38%), and 64 (29%) participants, respectively. While 202 (93%) participants avoided continuous irradiation, only 120 (55%) were aware of the source of the radiation when determining their position in the room. Regarding the behavioral change stage of radiation protection, 134 (62%) participants were in the action stage, while 37 (17%) had not even reached the contemplation stage. Conclusions: We found that even among the members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment, protection of all vulnerable body parts was not fully implemented. Thus, development of educational programs that cover the familiar risks of occupational radiation exposure, basic protection methods in the operating room, and the effects of such protection methods on reducing radiation exposure in actual clinical practice is warranted.
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spelling pubmed-100538992023-03-30 Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment Hijikata, Yasukazu Kotani, Yoshihisa Suzuki, Akinobu Morota, Koichi Funao, Haruki Miyagi, Masayuki Morimoto, Tadatsugu Kanno, Haruo Ishii, Ken Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: The global trend toward increased protection of medical personnel from occupational radiation exposure requires efforts to promote protection from radiation on a societal scale. To develop effective educational programs to promote radiation protection, we clarify the actual status and stage of behavioral changes of spine surgeons regarding radiation protection. Materials and Methods: We used a web-based questionnaire to collect information on the actual status of radiation protection and stages of behavioral change according to the transtheoretical model. The survey was administered to all members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment from 5 October to 5 November 2020. Results: Of 324 members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment, 229 (70.7%) responded. A total of 217 participants were analyzed, excluding 12 respondents who were not exposed to radiation in daily practice. A trunk lead protector was used by 215 (99%) participants, while 113 (53%) preferred an apron-type protector. Dosimeters, thyroid protector, lead glasses, and lead gloves were used by 108 (50%), 116 (53%), 82 (38%), and 64 (29%) participants, respectively. While 202 (93%) participants avoided continuous irradiation, only 120 (55%) were aware of the source of the radiation when determining their position in the room. Regarding the behavioral change stage of radiation protection, 134 (62%) participants were in the action stage, while 37 (17%) had not even reached the contemplation stage. Conclusions: We found that even among the members of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment, protection of all vulnerable body parts was not fully implemented. Thus, development of educational programs that cover the familiar risks of occupational radiation exposure, basic protection methods in the operating room, and the effects of such protection methods on reducing radiation exposure in actual clinical practice is warranted. MDPI 2023-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10053899/ /pubmed/36984546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030545 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hijikata, Yasukazu
Kotani, Yoshihisa
Suzuki, Akinobu
Morota, Koichi
Funao, Haruki
Miyagi, Masayuki
Morimoto, Tadatsugu
Kanno, Haruo
Ishii, Ken
Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title_full Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title_fullStr Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title_short Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment
title_sort protective attitudes toward occupational radiation exposure among spine surgeons in japan: an epidemiological description from the survey by the society for minimally invasive spinal treatment
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10053899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36984546
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030545
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