Evaluation of the knowledge of physicians prescribing CT examinations on the radiation protection of patients;Évaluation des connaissances des prescripteurs de scanner en matière de radioprotection des patients

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 92, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 681-687

  Gervaise, A ^a   Esperabe Vignau, F ^b   Pernin, M ^a   Naulet, P ^a   Portron, Y ^a   Lapierre Combes, M ^a  

^a Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Legouest   (France)

^b HÔPITAL D'INSTRUCTION DES ARMÉES ROBERT PICQUÉ   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Dosimetry; Ionizing radiation; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FRANCE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052032363     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: 17730384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jradio.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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