Knowledge and Attitude of European Urology Residents About Ionizing Radiation

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dc.contributor.authorSoylemez, Haluk
dc.contributor.authorSancaktutar, Ahmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorSilay, Mesrur Selcuk
dc.contributor.authorPenbegül, Necmettin
dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorAtar, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAltunoluk, Bulent
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:18:35Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:18:35Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE To evaluate the attitude and knowledge of urology residents concerning ionizing radiation, we undertook a survey of European urology residents. METHODS The questionnaire was sent to 1184 urology residents within the database of the European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU) by e-mail between November 2011 and January 2012. The questionnaire was composed of demographic questions and questions about the frequency of radiation exposure and use of radiation safety measures during fluoroscopy-guided endourologic procedures. In addition, there were questions about education programs and respondents' knowledge about diagnostic imaging modalities. RESULTS A total of 124 questionnaires were returned from urology residents in 20 different European countries. All of the respondents reported that they were routinely exposed to ionizing radiation, and 69 (72.5%) were exposed more than 3 times per week. Despite the common but not sufficient use of lead aprons (75%), use of other radiation protection measures was very low. Although 55% of the respondents had attended an education program in Europe about radiation safety, attendance was highest in Poland (82.6%). The level of knowledge about ionizing radiation was low among urology residents, and approximately half of responders had no idea that commonly used imaging modalities have a fatal cancer risk. CONCLUSION The results of this study showed the lack of knowledge and awareness about the importance of ionizing radiation protection among urology residents in Europe. We therefore suggest radiation safety courses in every step of medical life for doctors, especially for endourologists. UROLOGY 81: 30-36, 2013. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.urology.2012.07.097
dc.identifier.endpage35en_US
dc.identifier.issn0090-4295
dc.identifier.issn1527-9995
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23153952
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84871984618
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage30en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2012.07.097
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/16186
dc.identifier.volume81en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000312960300016
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUrology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitude of European Urology Residents About Ionizing Radiationen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitude of European Urology Residents About Ionizing Radiation
dc.typeArticleen_US

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