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Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea
Expert’s risk evaluation of radiation exposure strongly influences the public’s risk perception. Experts can inform laypersons of significant radiation information including health knowledge based on experimental data. However, some experts’ radiation risk perception is often based on non-conclusive...
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2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5293274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171777 |
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author | Seong, Ki Moon Kwon, TaeWoo Seo, Songwon Lee, Dalnim Park, Sunhoo Jin, Young Woo Lee, Seung-Sook |
author_facet | Seong, Ki Moon Kwon, TaeWoo Seo, Songwon Lee, Dalnim Park, Sunhoo Jin, Young Woo Lee, Seung-Sook |
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description | Expert’s risk evaluation of radiation exposure strongly influences the public’s risk perception. Experts can inform laypersons of significant radiation information including health knowledge based on experimental data. However, some experts’ radiation risk perception is often based on non-conclusive scientific evidence (i.e., radiation levels below 100 millisievert), which is currently under debate. Examining perception levels among experts is important for communication with the public since these individual’s opinions have often exacerbated the public’s confusion. We conducted a survey of Korean radiation researchers to investigate their perceptions of the risks associated with radiation exposure below 100 millisievert. A linear regression analysis revealed that having ≥ 11 years’ research experience was a critical factor associated with radiation risk perception, which was inversely correlated with each other. Increased opportunities to understand radiation effects at < 100 millisievert could alter the public’s risk perception of radiation exposure. In addition, radiation researchers conceived that more scientific evidence reducing the uncertainty for radiation effects < 100 millisievert is necessary for successful public communication. We concluded that sustained education addressing scientific findings is a critical attribute that will affect the risk perception of radiation exposure. |
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spelling | pubmed-52932742017-02-17 Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea Seong, Ki Moon Kwon, TaeWoo Seo, Songwon Lee, Dalnim Park, Sunhoo Jin, Young Woo Lee, Seung-Sook PLoS One Research Article Expert’s risk evaluation of radiation exposure strongly influences the public’s risk perception. Experts can inform laypersons of significant radiation information including health knowledge based on experimental data. However, some experts’ radiation risk perception is often based on non-conclusive scientific evidence (i.e., radiation levels below 100 millisievert), which is currently under debate. Examining perception levels among experts is important for communication with the public since these individual’s opinions have often exacerbated the public’s confusion. We conducted a survey of Korean radiation researchers to investigate their perceptions of the risks associated with radiation exposure below 100 millisievert. A linear regression analysis revealed that having ≥ 11 years’ research experience was a critical factor associated with radiation risk perception, which was inversely correlated with each other. Increased opportunities to understand radiation effects at < 100 millisievert could alter the public’s risk perception of radiation exposure. In addition, radiation researchers conceived that more scientific evidence reducing the uncertainty for radiation effects < 100 millisievert is necessary for successful public communication. We concluded that sustained education addressing scientific findings is a critical attribute that will affect the risk perception of radiation exposure. Public Library of Science 2017-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5293274/ /pubmed/28166286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171777 Text en © 2017 Seong et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Seong, Ki Moon Kwon, TaeWoo Seo, Songwon Lee, Dalnim Park, Sunhoo Jin, Young Woo Lee, Seung-Sook Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title | Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title_full | Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title_fullStr | Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title_short | Perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in Korea |
title_sort | perception of low dose radiation risks among radiation researchers in korea |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5293274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171777 |
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