Radiation Safety Knowledge of Medical Center Radiological Technologists

• Main Authors: Wen-Chuan Su, 蘇文川
• Other Authors: Cheng-Chung Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03459654838734624988

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 行為科學研究所 === 88 === People in Taiwan are afraid of radiation injury partially due to distorted radiation knowledge and mis-information. Radiological technologists are routinely exposed to radiation in their work. Radiation technologists should be well-educated in radiation safety. The purpose of the research is to understand the radiation safety knowledge of radiological technologists and the factors that influence this information. The results from this study will offer information for administrative authorities and further research. In this study, it was assumed that higher-educated radiological technologists with recent employment would have better radiation safety knowledge. A radiation safety knowledge questionnaire was adopted from the radiological technologist board examinations. This questionnaire contained a basic radiation knowledge profile. The pilot study sampled 30 radiological technologists from two pre-medical centers. The radiological technologists working at the department of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and nuclear medicine in four domestic medical centers were collected by random sampling. The relationship between the radiation safety knowledge of radiological technologists and the factors, including gender, education level, working place and career period were analyzed. A total of 144 radiological technologists completed the questionnaire through a one-to-one survey method. The results indicate a significant difference and correlation between radiation safety knowledge, education level and duration of employment. Radiological technologists with a college level education showed better knowledge than those with a junior college level education significantly. The radiation safety knowledge of longer employment was significantly worse. Other variables, such as gender and different department, were not significantly different in radiation safety knowledge. This study indicates that adequate formal education and continual training in radiation safety knowledge is necessary for radiological technologists. On-the-job training is recommended strongly for radiological technologists in order to avoid occupational radiation injury and decrease the potential of injury for patients.