Attitude of medical radiation professionals towards radiation protection principles and practices and strategies for improvement: A scoping review

IF 1.3 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1016/j.jmir.2025.101893

Solomon Korsah , Jacob Leonard Ago , Erica Mawusinu Domi , Godwill Acquah , Joana Justina Neequaye , Ophelia Andowah Otsiwah

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Abstract

Introduction/Background

Medical radiation exposure has both benefits and risks. Whilst judicious use of this essential tool in medicine enhances patient care and management, medical radiation professionals (MRPs) need to be aware of how to safely and effectively use it to avoid potential risks such as stochastic health effects. These can be achieved by adhering to various radiation protection and safety principles such as justification, optimisation, and dose limitation. However, the level of awareness and adherence to these principles by MRPs is unclear. As a result, we reviewed the current state of radiation awareness and adherence among MRPs and provided strategies to overcome the challenges associated with the low level of awareness and compliance.

Methods

Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review approach was adopted. Literature was retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Content analysis was performed on the included studies to identify common trends in the literature using NVivo™14 program.

Results

The initial search produced 1,867 outcome, 13 of which were included for meeting the selection criteria. The level of MRPs’ awareness and knowledge of radiation protection was unclear, and were heavily influenced by education level and clinical work experience. Strategies to address issues of non-awareness include education & training and research & innovation while radiation safety culture was identified as the strategy to enhance compliance.

Conclusion

This review identified inconsistent awareness levels about radiation protection, which could hinder MRPs’ level of adherence to radiation protection principles and practices, with experienced professionals often showing reduced compliance. This may result in detrimental effects to patients and reduction in the quality of their experience. There is the need for establishment of effective policies to enhance radiation safety culture among MRPs.

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医疗辐射专业人员对辐射防护原则、做法和改进策略的态度：范围审查

医学辐射暴露既有益处也有风险。虽然在医学上明智地使用这一基本工具可以提高患者的护理和管理，但医疗辐射专业人员（MRPs）需要了解如何安全有效地使用它，以避免诸如随机健康影响等潜在风险。这些可以通过遵守各种辐射防护和安全原则来实现，例如证明、优化和剂量限制。然而，mrp对这些原则的认识和遵守程度是不清楚的。因此，我们回顾了mrp中辐射意识和依从性的现状，并提供了克服与低意识和依从性相关的挑战的策略。方法采用sarksey和O'Malley的范围审查方法。文献检索自PubMed、Scopus和Web of Science。使用NVivo™14程序对纳入的研究进行内容分析，以确定文献中的共同趋势。结果初始检索产生1867个结果，其中13个符合选择标准。MRPs的辐射防护意识和知识水平不明确，受文化程度和临床工作经验的影响较大。解决缺乏意识问题的战略包括教育和；培训和研究；创新辐射安全文化被确定为加强合规的策略。结论：本综述发现辐射防护意识水平不一致，这可能会阻碍mrp对辐射防护原则和实践的遵守程度，经验丰富的专业人员往往表现出较低的依从性。这可能会对患者造成不利影响，并降低他们的体验质量。有必要制定有效的政策，以加强mrp之间的辐射安全文化。

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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

11.10%

发文量

231

审稿时长

53 days

期刊介绍： Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. This journal is published four times a year and is circulated to approximately 11,000 medical radiation technologists, libraries and radiology departments throughout Canada, the United States and overseas. The Journal publishes articles on recent research, new technology and techniques, professional practices, technologists viewpoints as well as relevant book reviews.