Radiation safety knowledge and perceptions among residents: A potential improvement opportunity for graduate medical education in the United States

Academic Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 869-878

  Sadigh, Gelareh ^a   Khan, Ramsha ^a   Kassin, Michael T ^a   Applegate, Kimberly E ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Atlanta   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Medical education; Radiation safety; Radioprotective equipment; Resident

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION CATARACT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; TERATOGENICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID GLAND; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PHYSICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PHYSICS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902547988     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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