Perception of radiation exposure and risk among patients, medical students, and referring physicians at a tertiary care community Hospital

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 208-212

  Ricketts, Michelle L ^a   Baerlocher, Mark O ^b   Asch, Murray R ^c   Myers, Andy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie   (Canada)

^c LAKERIDGE HEALTH CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Fluoroscopy; Radiation; Risk; Survey

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IONIZING RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; RADIATION; RISK; SURVEY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE;

EID: 84880919944     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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