Evaluation of radiographers knowledge about radiation safety and cancer risks of ionizing radiation exposure

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Ionizing Radiation (IR) crucial to both therapeutic and diagnostic methods. However, it has CITATION hazardous exposure effects on patients and workers in Walid Mahmoud Khalilia. (2025). Evaluation of radiographers knowledge radiation environment personnel. This study aimed to about radiation safety and cancer risks of ionizing radiation exposure. The American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research, assess the level of knowledge among radiographers 7(01), 6–14. https://doi.org/10.37547/tajmspr/Volume07Issue01-02 working in the private and public hospitals in Palestine about radiation safety and cancer risks of radiation COPYRIGHT © 2025 Original content from this work may be used under the terms exposure. Online questionnaires were distributed to 74 of the creative commons attributes 4.0 License. radiographers at seven private and public hospitals in Palestine. Four demographic characteristics and 17 several options questions about radiation protection were included in the survey. This study revealed that the mean of correct scores was (7.20) out of 17 enquiries from Palestinian radiographers on radiation safety. The current investigation revealed a inadequate knowledge of radiation protection and safety. (40.5%) of the radiographers admitted seldom received any training about radiation protection. While only (2.7%) of them reported that they regularly attended such training. and (27.0%) they never attended it. The knowledge score according to work experience, hospital type, and gender did not have statistical significance. In terms of academic level showed significant differences (P< 0.05), postgraduates’ level of knowledge score was (10.2±2.13), higher than undergraduates (6.88±1.51). The results show that the radiographers involved in this study lacked sufficient understanding on radiation protection and safety. Therefore, the most crucial topic is the administrations of the foundations using radiation have to exercise prudence by supplying staff or the essential infrastructure in the form of equipment and training. Keywords: Ionizing Radiation, Radiation Dose, Cancer Risks, Radiation Safety, Radiography. The American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research 6 https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajmspr The American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research INTRODUCTION: the growing use of medical radiation can be partially attributed to professionals, doctors, medical students, Ionizing Radiation (IR) is frequently used in routine trainees, and family caregivers. They have inaccurate medical procedures. It is crucial to both therapeutic and frequently insufficient knowledge about radiation and diagnostic methods. However, IR has hazardous safety, risks, and doses associated with regular imaging exposure effects on patients as well as radiographers procedures [12-16]. Surprisingly, there are few studies and other workers in radiation environment personnel among radiographers. When high dose investigations Alyousef [1]. are performed without optimizing, this kind of According to various research, exposure to medical knowledge about radiation risk can be quite dangerous radiation raises the possibility of infertility, blindness, and keep patients at risk for a considerable biological birth defects, and stem cell inhibition [2-4]. According life. Overall, these and other studies show that medical to several claims, there is a connection between the personnel have a limited awareness of the radiation development of lifelong cancer and an increase in risks that patients face during routine imaging radiation from artificial IR sources [5-8]. By this rises, investigations and are unable to accurately respond to radiation protection has become more significant to the questions that patients frequently ask [15-18]. protect welfare and the health of healthcare workers, Their level of radiation safety understanding influences patients and community [8]. Because of this rise the reactions of employees. Insufficient knowledge of radiation safety, it is now more crucial than it was in the subject matter will make their activities unsafe and the past to safeguard the health and welfare of may have unfavorable effects. It is critical that the patients, healthcare workers, and society. medical community learns the terms, common tools, The three main ideas of radiation safety against and accepted procedures used in radiation safety and ionising radiation risk are justification, optimising, and monitoring in order to protect patients, providers, and dose limit. Because medicinal radiation exposure has employees [19]. According these facts, the purpose of particular consequences, the diagnosis guideline value this study was to find out how well versed radiographers is usually used as an indicator instead of dosage limits. who work in radiation-exposed environments are in In addition to As Low As Reasonably Achievable applications related to radiation protection. (ALARA