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By: Vaishali Chauhan, Lalita Saini, and Atul Khajuria.
1Assistant Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India.
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2Assistant Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India.
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3Director, LS Center for Public Health & Allied Health Sciences, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India.
Every healthcare professional, whether directly or indirectly exposed to radiation, needs to be knowledgeable about radiation protection to make sure that the potential risks do not outweigh the advantages of diagnostic imaging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the healthcare staff at Indus International Hospital in Derabassi’s understanding of radiation protection. Healthcare professionals, including nurses, technicians, doctors, and general duty personnel, participated in a cross-sectional survey. The quantitative descriptive analysis study employed a questionnaire with 22 multiple-choice questions broken down into three sections. Given the wide variety of correct-to-incorrect ratios provided for each question in the second and third sections, certain aspects of radiation protection are less well-known than others. The study shows that there is reasonable knowledge regarding radiation awareness among healthcare workers. Nursing staff from the emergency department, due to its frequent interaction with the radiology department, have significantly better knowledge regarding radiation awareness rather than nursing staff of the medical ICU (intensive care unit). Radiographers, as they belong to a radiological background, have relatively higher knowledge than the other healthcare workers. The findings of the study highlight the significance of training healthcare professionals on the requirements of national radiation safety laws and the practical applications of this new information.
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