introduction: ionizing radiations are the hazardous agents in the workplace and all forms of ionizing radiation produce some type of injuries. awareness of application of protection guidelines and knowledge of the principles of radiation protection can play an important role in health of employees. survey of radiation employee’s levels of awareness and practical behavior is essential and should...

introduction this study was conducted to evaluate the radiographers’ awareness of radiation protection principles in the radiology centers of the hospitals of bandar abbas, iran. materials and methods this analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 radiographers of three hospitals affiliated with hormozgan university of medical sciences in 2015. the data were collected using a two-par...

background: although ionizing radiation is very important in diagnostic and treatment of many diseases, the hazards of this radiation are considerable and irrefutable. one of the main stages in radiation protection is knowledge about radiation dose in radiological investigation. the aim of this study was to determine the physicians' knowledge in radiological examinations. materials and methods:...

background: the number of interventional cardiology procedures performed has increased rapidly over the past years. while these procedures help physicians avoid using highly complicated invasive methods, it usually leads to high levels of exposure to ionizing radiation of both patients and cardiologist. the dose received by the cardiologist during interventional cardiology procedures is determi...

conclusions the state of observed radiation protection principles was relatively in the weak level in the studied radiology departments especially in facilities such as ventilation system, radiography entrance, and darkroom situation. more important reason was usage changing of sections as radiology billet from related organizations. results the mean of radiation protection in the studied radio...

this paper presents the current activities on radiation protection in iran. according to the atomic energy organization law of iran the radiological safety is ascribed to the atomic energy organization of iran (a e o i) and the radiation protection department (r p d) is the responsible organ within aeoi. r p d since it's establishment in 1975, with the aim to ensure the protection of man and hi...

conclusions comprehensive protection programs with on-the-job training courses for staff members are strongly recommended, as well as, the provision of radiological shields and gonad shielding protocols in radiology departments to reduce the patient’s radiation dose during radiological examinations. materials and methods a retrospective, observational cross-sectional study on the application of...

background:  the aim of the study was to estimate the radiation dose during emergency exposure to patients treated with iodine-131 during the isolation period. materials and methods: the dose rate from a sample of 192 patients administrated by three different radioactivity of 131i (3.7, 5.55 and 7.4 gbq) was measured, at 1 meter after 1, 24 and 48 hours post dose administration, at three differ...

conclusions the effects of rp knowledge, attitude, and practice on job stress were significant. in order to reduce job stress in radiation environments, ongoing training programs related to self-care and protection principles are recommended. results the prevalence rate of job stress was 22.5% based on calculation formulas and possible scores on the jcq. sex, rp-knowledge, attitude, practice, a...

this study aimed to evaluate the radiation safety condition and the level of radiation-awareness amongst staff and patients in 18 hospitals of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran. this descriptive, cross–sectional study was administered to patients and personnel, also making a review on the radiation-safety status in the hospitals. in evaluating the level of awareness, ...