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Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study

Computed tomography (CT) is a key imaging technique in diagnostic radiology, providing highly sensitive and specific information. While its use has increased dramatically in recent years, the quantity and associated risks of radiation from CT scans present major challenges, particularly in paediatri...

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Autores principales: Almohiy, Hussain M, Hussein, Khalid, Alqahtani, Mohammed, Elshiekh, Elhussaien, Loaz, Omer, Alasmari, Azah, Saad, Mohamed, Adam, Mohamed, Mukhtar, Emad, Alelyani, Magbool, Alshahrani, Madshush, Abuhadi, Nouf, Alshumrani, Ghazi, Almazzah, Alaa, Alsleem, Haney, Almohiy, Nadiayah, Alrwaili, Amgad, Alam, Mohammad Mahtab, Asiri, Abdullah, Khalil, Mohammed, Rawashdeh, Mohammad, Saade, Charbel
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7563332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698332
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci8030027
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author Almohiy, Hussain M
Hussein, Khalid
Alqahtani, Mohammed
Elshiekh, Elhussaien
Loaz, Omer
Alasmari, Azah
Saad, Mohamed
Adam, Mohamed
Mukhtar, Emad
Alelyani, Magbool
Alshahrani, Madshush
Abuhadi, Nouf
Alshumrani, Ghazi
Almazzah, Alaa
Alsleem, Haney
Almohiy, Nadiayah
Alrwaili, Amgad
Alam, Mohammad Mahtab
Asiri, Abdullah
Khalil, Mohammed
Rawashdeh, Mohammad
Saade, Charbel
author_facet Almohiy, Hussain M
Hussein, Khalid
Alqahtani, Mohammed
Elshiekh, Elhussaien
Loaz, Omer
Alasmari, Azah
Saad, Mohamed
Adam, Mohamed
Mukhtar, Emad
Alelyani, Magbool
Alshahrani, Madshush
Abuhadi, Nouf
Alshumrani, Ghazi
Almazzah, Alaa
Alsleem, Haney
Almohiy, Nadiayah
Alrwaili, Amgad
Alam, Mohammad Mahtab
Asiri, Abdullah
Khalil, Mohammed
Rawashdeh, Mohammad
Saade, Charbel
author_sort Almohiy, Hussain M
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description Computed tomography (CT) is a key imaging technique in diagnostic radiology, providing highly sensitive and specific information. While its use has increased dramatically in recent years, the quantity and associated risks of radiation from CT scans present major challenges, particularly in paediatrics. The fundamental principles of radiation protection require that radiation quantities be as low as reasonably achievable and CT use must be justified, particularly for paediatric patients. CT radiation knowledge is a key factor in optimising and minimising radiation risk. The objective of this study was to analyse knowledge level, expertise, and competency regarding CT radiation dose and its hazards in paediatrics among radiologists in Saudi Arabian hospitals. A self-reported, multiple-choice questionnaire assessed the attitudes and opinions of radiologists involved in imaging studies using ionising radiation. Among the total respondents, 65% ± 13.5% had a good comprehension of the dangers of carcinogenicity to the patient resulting from CT scans, with 80% presuming that cancer risks were elevated. However, only 48.5%, 56.5%, and 65% of the respondents were aware of specific radiation risks in head, chest, and abdominal paediatric examinations, respectively. Regular, frequent, and specific training courses are suggested to improve the fundamental knowledge of CT radiation among radiologists and other physicians.
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spelling pubmed-75633322020-10-27 Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study Almohiy, Hussain M Hussein, Khalid Alqahtani, Mohammed Elshiekh, Elhussaien Loaz, Omer Alasmari, Azah Saad, Mohamed Adam, Mohamed Mukhtar, Emad Alelyani, Magbool Alshahrani, Madshush Abuhadi, Nouf Alshumrani, Ghazi Almazzah, Alaa Alsleem, Haney Almohiy, Nadiayah Alrwaili, Amgad Alam, Mohammad Mahtab Asiri, Abdullah Khalil, Mohammed Rawashdeh, Mohammad Saade, Charbel Med Sci (Basel) Article Computed tomography (CT) is a key imaging technique in diagnostic radiology, providing highly sensitive and specific information. While its use has increased dramatically in recent years, the quantity and associated risks of radiation from CT scans present major challenges, particularly in paediatrics. The fundamental principles of radiation protection require that radiation quantities be as low as reasonably achievable and CT use must be justified, particularly for paediatric patients. CT radiation knowledge is a key factor in optimising and minimising radiation risk. The objective of this study was to analyse knowledge level, expertise, and competency regarding CT radiation dose and its hazards in paediatrics among radiologists in Saudi Arabian hospitals. A self-reported, multiple-choice questionnaire assessed the attitudes and opinions of radiologists involved in imaging studies using ionising radiation. Among the total respondents, 65% ± 13.5% had a good comprehension of the dangers of carcinogenicity to the patient resulting from CT scans, with 80% presuming that cancer risks were elevated. However, only 48.5%, 56.5%, and 65% of the respondents were aware of specific radiation risks in head, chest, and abdominal paediatric examinations, respectively. Regular, frequent, and specific training courses are suggested to improve the fundamental knowledge of CT radiation among radiologists and other physicians. MDPI 2020-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7563332/ /pubmed/32698332 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci8030027 Text en © 2020 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Almohiy, Hussain M
Hussein, Khalid
Alqahtani, Mohammed
Elshiekh, Elhussaien
Loaz, Omer
Alasmari, Azah
Saad, Mohamed
Adam, Mohamed
Mukhtar, Emad
Alelyani, Magbool
Alshahrani, Madshush
Abuhadi, Nouf
Alshumrani, Ghazi
Almazzah, Alaa
Alsleem, Haney
Almohiy, Nadiayah
Alrwaili, Amgad
Alam, Mohammad Mahtab
Asiri, Abdullah
Khalil, Mohammed
Rawashdeh, Mohammad
Saade, Charbel
Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title_full Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title_fullStr Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title_full_unstemmed Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title_short Radiologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards CT Radiation Dose and Exposure in Saudi Arabia—A Survey Study
title_sort radiologists’ knowledge and attitudes towards ct radiation dose and exposure in saudi arabia—a survey study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7563332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698332
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci8030027
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