TY - JOUR AU - Shah, Abdul Saeed AU - Begum, Naseem AU - Nasreen, Shahida AU - Khan, Ayub PY - 2011/08/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION AWARENESS LEVELS IN MEDICAL RADIATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGISTS -A PILOT SURVEY JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 21 IS - 3 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/188 SP - AB - <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective: To assess the radiation protection awareness levels of medical radiation technologists working</p><p>in three major hospitals of Peshawar metropolitan.</p><p>Material and Methods: The authors developed two questionnaires along with curriculum vitae form for</p><p>the radiographers and radiation technologists. The questionnaires contained questions pertaining to</p><p>radiation protection practices, procedures, dose limits and existing national and international standards</p><p>They were asked to complete the questionnaires and the same were collected back on the spot. Forty one</p><p>technologists were included in this pilot survey.</p><p>Results: The educational qualification of the 41 technologists in all the three specialities ranged from</p><p>secondary school certificate to Master of Arts. The experience duration (mean ± SD) of the sample group</p><p>professional practice in medical radiation science (MRS) technology was 15 ± 8 years, with duration</p><p>ranging from 1-32 years. It was observed that the radiation awareness knowledge levels in the sample</p><p>group varied widely with a range of 35-95% and a median score of 75%. It was observed that educational</p><p>background and duration of experience in the medical radiation science profession affects the awareness</p><p>levels.</p><p>Conclusion: The survey results revealed that there is a strong need for technologists training programme</p><p>in all the three MRS specialities both at regional and national level. Moreover there is also a need for</p><p>relevant educational background in science and introduction of personal qualities (PQA) tests for MRS</p><p>technologists at the time of selection and recruitments.</p></span></span></span> ER -