An Examination of Radiation Protection Knowledge and Practices Among Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Team Members: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study on Carcinogenesis Risk in Cardiology Professionals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64149/J.Carcinog.24.2.110-122Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Radiation Protection, Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiac technologists, and Scrub nurses, Radiation Safety, Radiation exposure.Abstract
Background : Radiation protection is the cornerstone of radiography for securing radiation-based imaging procedures. The survey assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices relating to radiation hazards and the preventive measures for ionizing radiation. Out of 200 participants, 141 were male and 59 were female, with a mean age of 35.43 ± 10.33 years, a range of 24–67. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics software, version 20. Our study utilizes a p-value threshold of 5% to determine the statistical significance of our findings. The inadequate knowledge level was 20% for interventional cardiologists, 39.3% for cardiac technologists, and 31.2% for scrub nurses. In contrast, the excellent knowledge level was 77.8% for interventional cardiologists, 28% for cardiac technologists, and 52.1% for scrub nurses. Radiation protection is
an important topic worldwide, and everyone needs to work together to raise awareness about it. The curriculum for cardiology professionals should include radiation protection courses to improve their understanding of radiation safety regulations and equip them to protect themselves from its potential health risks
