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http://dx.doi.org/10.17946/JRST.2017.40.1.15

An Analysis of the Awareness and Performance of Radiation Workers' Radiation/Radioactivity Protection in Medical Institutions: Focused on Busan Regional Medical Institutions  

Park, Cheol Koo (Department of Radiological Science, Graduate School of Catholic University of Pusan)
Hwang, Chul Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital)
Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.40, no.1, 2017 , pp. 101-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate safety management awareness and behavioral investigation of radiation/radioactivity performance defenses of radiation workers' in medical institutions. Data collection consisted of 267 radiation workers working in medical institutions using structured questionnaires. As a result, it was analyzed that radiation safety management awareness and performance were high in 40s, 50s group and higher education group. The analysis according to the radiation safety management knowledge was analyzed that the "Know very well" group had higher scores on awareness and performance scores. The analysis according to the degree of safety management effort showed the high awareness scale and the performance scale in the group "Receiving various education or studying the safety management contents through book". The correlations between the sub-factors showed the highest positive correlation between perceived practician and personal perspective and perceived by patient and patient's caretaker perspective. Therefore, radiation safety management for workers, patients, and patient's caretaker should be conducted through continuous education of radiation safety management through various routes of radiation workers working at medical institutions.
Keywords
Radiation worker; Radiation safety management knowledge; Safety management effort; Awareness; Performance;
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